Dr. Anabel Ford, “The Ancient Maya and their Forest: A Co-Creative Landscape.” Popular views of the Classic Maya Collapse present a tableau of an environment destroyed for the avarice of the culture itself.  Too many demands on the populace, unchecked … Continue reading →

“The Temporal Dating and Analysis of the Archaeological Assemblage Recovered from a Portion of Prehistoric Site, Satos Rini Rumaytak (At the Hill Above the River Site) CA-SCR-12,” with Gerald Starek, M.A., San Jose State University, 2013. In 1986, The Department … Continue reading →

Join us on Thursday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Erica Schilling Forum (Building 450) at Cabrillo College for “Beyond the Blue Horizon: Canoes, Knaars, and Planked Boats Change History,” with Dr. Brian Fagan. Please note that this General … Continue reading →

Please join us on Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Cabrillo College’s Sesnon House for “Canticle of the Sun:  Archaeoastronomy and Solar Eucharistic Worship in the Millennial New World,” with Dr. Ruben Mendoza of California State University, Monterey Bay. … Continue reading →

“Impact Of California’s Climate: A 10,000 Year Perspective,” by Dr. John Pryor. As California’s drought deepens and there is much talk in the news about global warming, many folk’s minds have turned to California’s climate. Archeologists lend an interesting perspective … Continue reading →

“Mamita’s House: A True Tale of Tortilla Flat,” by Lois Robin. Robin will talk about a California Indian family in transition from tribal to contemporary life as she shows photos from her book Mamita’s House: A True Tale of Tortilla … Continue reading →

“The Importance of Unity: Communities Coming Together for the Greater Good of All,” by Vince Salsedo, Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley. “Native Americans, archaeologists, and the construction industry all have a story to tell. The Natives have their heritage, … Continue reading →

“Charles’ Corner and Post-Emancipation Community Building in Tidewater Virginia,” by Shannon Mahoney. After the Civil War, African American families settled in an area on Virginia’s Lower Peninsula that came to be known as Charles’ Corner. Over the course of the … Continue reading →

“The Bandidos of Early California,” by Charlie Kieffer. Most of us have heard about the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881, but how many of you know about the Gunfight at the Flatiron Building … Continue reading →

“Historical Human Remains Detection (HHRD) Canines: Another Technique in the Archaeologist’s Expanding Tool Kit,” by Lynne Englebert and Adela Morris of the Institute for Canine Forensics. The Historical Human Remains Detection (HHRD) canine is the newest in the evolution of … Continue reading →