No Speaker Event is Scheduled for March, 2025; SCAS will be participating at the Society for California Archaeology’s Annual Meeting (Info. about the SCA’s Event Provided Below.) We hope to see you there!

The Santa Cruz Archaeological Society will be participating at this year’s Society for California Archaeology’s annual meeting held this year in Burlingame, CA (March 13-16). Please come visit the SCAS’ booth at the Book Room; we hope to see you … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Samantha Schell on: “How the I-880 Cypress Street Viaduct Archaeological Excavation Revealed Oakland’s 7th Street History as the Cultural Center of the Oakland’s Black Community.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Samantha Schell on: “How the I-880 Cypress Street Viaduct Archaeological Excavation Revealed Oakland’s 7th Street History as the Cultural Center of the Oakland’s Black Community.” DATE: Thursday, February 13, 2025 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: L. Englebert and J. Kral on: “Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs: A Unique Tool.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by L. Englebert and J. Kral on: “Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs: A Unique Tool.” DATE: Thursday, January 9, 2025 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid event! We invite you to … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Victoria Asia Roberson: “The Bioarchaeology of Care.”

Attention: This presentation will include photographs of human skeletal remains. Join SCAS for a presentation by Victoria Asia Roberson on: “The Bioarchaeology of Care.” DATE: Thursday, December 12, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid event! … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Dr. Kent Lightfoot: “Recent Collaborative Eco-Archaeological Investigations on the Central California Coast.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Kent Lightfoot on: “Recent Collaborative Eco-Archaeological Investigations on the Central California Coast.” DATE: Thursday, November 14, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid event! We invite you to join … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Dusty McKenzie: “Native Californian Fishing Practices Along the Central Coast During the Late Pre-Colonial Period.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dusty McKenzie on: “Native Californian Fishing Practices Along the Central Coast During the Late Pre-Colonial Period.” DATE: Thursday, October 10, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid event! We invite … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Jacob Stone, PhD: “The Past, Present, and Future of the Historic 20th Century Redman Hirahara Farmstead”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Jacob Stone on: “The Past, Present, and Future of the Historic 20th Century Redman Hirahara Farmstead.” DATE: Thursday, September 12, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid event! We invite … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Katherine M. Dowdall and Otis Parrish on: “Towards a Socially Just Heritage Management: Tribal Cultural Landscape (TCL) Methods, a Kashaya Pomo Example.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Katherine M. Dowdall and Otis Parrish on: “Towards a Socially Just Heritage Management: Tribal Cultural Landscape (TCL) Methods, a Kashaya Pomo Example.” DATE: Thursday, May 9, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) The speakers … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: John W. Foster (California State Underwater Archaeologist [ret.]) on: “A Taíno Underworld and Sacred Landscape in the Caribbean.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by John W. Foster on “A Taíno Underworld and Sacred Landscape in the Caribbean.” DATE: Thursday, April 11, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid speaker event (in-person & streamed online … Continue reading

SPEAKER EVENT: Gregg Castro (t’rowt’raahl Salinan/rumsien-ramaytush Ohlone) on “Building Relationships: with Mother Earth and Each Other.”

Join SCAS for a presentation by Gregg Castro (t’rowt’raahl Salinan/rumsien-ramaytush Ohlone) on “Building Relationships: with Mother Earth and Each Other.” DATE: Thursday, March 14, 2024 TIME: 7:30 – 8:30 PM (Pacific) This is a hybrid speaker event (in-person & streamed … Continue reading