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Martin Rizzo: “Captain Coleto and the Yokuts”: The Formation of Social and Ethnic Hierarchies at Mission Santa Cruz
Join SCAS for a talk by Martin Rizzo entitled: “Captain Coleto and the Yokuts”: The Formation of Social and Ethnic Hierarchies at Mission Santa Cruz. The talk will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:30 pm at the … Continue reading
Austin Ringelstein: “On the Trail of Alice Ballard”: Stories and Archaeological finds from an African American Woman’s Homestead on the Margins of the Los Angeles Wilderness
Join SCAS for a talk by Austin Ringelstein entitled: “On the Trail of Alice Ballard”: Stories and Archaeological finds from an African American Woman’s Homestead on the Margins of the Los Angeles Wilderness. The talk will be held on January … Continue reading
David De Vries: “Soil Profile Data for Archaeological Interpretations”
Join the SCAS for a talk by David De Vries entitled: “Soil Profile Data for Archaeological Interpretations.” The talk will be held on December 12, 2019, at 7:30 pm at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange Hall at 1900 17th … Continue reading
Tom Keter: “The Environmental and Cultural History of the North Fork Eel River Watershed Trinity County, California”
Join SCAS for a talk by Tom Keter entitled: “The Environmental and Cultural History of the North Fork Eel River Watershed, Trinity County, California”. The talk will be held on November 14, 2019, at 7:30 pm at the Santa Cruz … Continue reading
Field Trip to the UCSC Lime Kiln Site and Chitactac
Friday, September 13, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Join Archaeological Society members for a trip to the Lime works on the UCSC campus. Meet up at the Barn Theater parking lot at the entrance to the campus by 9am. After the … Continue reading
Archaeological Society General Meeting and Potluck
Please join us for our annual potluck at September’s General meeting. Among our guests will be members of the Sacramento Archaeological Society. Bring a dish and enjoy each other’s company before watching an archaeologically themed movie (the movie TBA). Thursday, … Continue reading
Chitactac Family Day 2019
Celebrate the Amah Mutsun culture and discover the heritage of people who lived in this ancient village site. Play traditional games, make unique crafts, and learn about native plants and wildlife along uvas creek. The event is free and fun … Continue reading
Summer Archaeology Project at the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
The Summer Archaeology Project (SAP) is held in collaboration between California State Parks and Santa Clara University. We meet every Monday, between 10 am and 2 pm, for 10 weeks during summer. SAP volunteers sort through material excavated from the site of the Native American Rancheria at the Santa Clara Mission. Studying this material helps answer critical questions about daily life for Native people in the Mission system. Continue reading
Breck Parkman: “Digging the Sixties: An Archaeology of Hippies and Marines”
When people think of archaeologists, they often picture an Indiana Jones-type character toiling away amongst ancient ruins. Archaeology can be that and yet, it can be so much more. For almost 40 years, Breck Parkman has been constructing an archaeology of the 1960s – that time of tremendous social and political upheaval.
