In our 2023 Archaeology Speaker Series, Hidden Oklahoma: how archaeology reveals secrets from our past, the OKSHPO hosts archaeologists and researchers who discuss important sites in Oklahoma and illustrate why archaeology is critical to understanding our history.

In this presentation, Dr. Leland Bement at the University of Oklahoma will discuss notable archaeological discoveries in Northwestern Oklahoma.
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    Dr. Leland Bement
    Research Archaeologist and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma
    Dr. Bement specializes in Paleoindian studies, animal bone identification, hunter-gatherer adaptations, rock art, stone tool technologies, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. His research projects are numerous and include the Cooper and Jake Bluff bison kill sites.
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    Kristina Wyckoff