ONLINE EVENT: Santa Cruz Archaeological Society Annual Film Festival (w/guest speakers)

Join us as we celebrate California archaeology month (October) with our Third Annual SCAS Film Fest! This year, we will be showing two films by two California archaeologists: Kimberly Wooten (California Department of Transportation) will be discussing “There and Back … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Linda Yamane, Ohlone artist and scholar, on “Breathing Life Into the Past & Keeping it Alive for the Future”.

Join SCAS for a presentation by Linda Yamane, Ohlone artist and scholar, on “Breathing Life Into the Past & Keeping it Alive for the Future”. DATE: Thursday, September 9, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on September … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Dr. Kristina Gill on “Island Chumash (Ayetlimuw) Plant Use: Archaeobotany, Archaeology, and Historical Ecology of the Northern Channel Islands”.

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Kristina Gill on “Island Chumash (Ayetlimuw) Plant Use: Archaeobotany, Archaeology, and Historical Ecology of the Northern Channel Islands”. DATE: Thursday, June 10, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on June … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Justin Wisley on “Starch Grain Analysis in California: Successes, Lessons Learned, and Keeping it Approachable to Students.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Justin Wisely on “Starch Grain Analysis in California: Successes, Lessons Learned, and Keeping it Approachable to Students.” DATE: Thursday, May 13, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on May 13, 2021** … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Arianna Heathcote on: “I Got Friends in Loma Prieta: Stories from the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Arianna Heathcote on: “I got Friends in Loma Prieta: Stories from the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.” DATE: Thursday, April 8, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on April 8, … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Julia Hartman on “El Born Centre for Culture and Memory: A Unique and Exceptional Archaeology Site in Barcelona, Spain.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Julia Hartmen on “El Born Centre for Culture and Memory: A Unique and Exceptional Archaeology Site in Barcelona, Spain.” DATE: Thursday, March 11, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on March … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Hannah Ballard on “Garbage is Gold in our National Parks… and in our Back Yards.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Hannah Ballard (Pacific Legacy, Inc.) on “Garbage is Gold in our National Parks… and in our Back Yards.” DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 5:00 PM on February 11, … Continue reading

Linda Yamane’s Basket Transformed into a Striking Mosaic Mural in East Oakland Honoring the First Nation Ohlone

January 2021 article by Frances Phillips from the Creative Work Fund: https://creativeworkfund.org/news/linda-yamanes-basket-transformed-into-a-striking-mosaic-mural From artist Jess Medina’s Facebook Page: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10218784190543884&id=1474039349&sfnsn=mo

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: R. Paul Hampson on “CA-MNT-461H, Buena Vista Adobe, Near Salinas, California.”

Join SCAS for a talk by R. Paul Hampson on “CA-MNT-461H, Buena Vista Adobe, Near Salinas, California.” DATE: December 10, 2020TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 5:00 PM on December 10, 2020** RESERVATIONONLY & SPACE LIMITED, WITH PREFERENCE TO … Continue reading

ONLINE SPEAKER EVENT: Evan Elliott on “Gendered Grave Goods: Relationships between Gender-Associated Artifacts and Biological Sex in the Prehistoric San Francisco Bay Area”

Join SCAS for a talk by Evan Elliott on “Gendered Grave Goods: Relationships between Gender-Associated Artifacts and Biological Sex in the Prehistoric San Francisco Bay Area” DATE: November 19, 2020TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 5:00 PM on November … Continue reading