Jordan J. Thompson is a PhD candidate in archeology investigating lithic technologies, or the production of tools from stone, across the southern Columbia Plateau. Her goal was to understand more about past human-environment relationships in mountain settings. “I’m interested in how high elevation landscapes factored into the Nez Perce seasonal subsistence cycle,” said Thompson. “Usually, high elevation sites are located on erosional landscapes, so they don’t really preserve the archeological record well. Thompson’s landscape walks with Nez Perce elders have been co-operatively funded by the WSU Office of Research, the Partnership INSPIRE!