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San Diego Archaeological Center
The San Diego Archaeological Center is a curation facility and museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 10,000 years. Visit our museum, which is located in the picturesque San Pasqual Valley in Escondido, one mile east of the San Diego Safari Park. In addition to its role as a museum, the Center serves…
Members Only Event: By Land and By Sea
Center members are invited to a preview of the new exhibit, By Land and By Sea, which explores theories about who, when, and how early peoples came into the New World and into Southern California. Enjoy food and drink in the museum…
Dig These Reads: The Land Bridge Model (13,000 ya)
Dig These Reads is a blog about archaeological theories, concepts, and techniques featured in our upcoming events. To correspond with Members Only: By Land and Sea, read about one of the different theories on the peopling of the Americas. The…
Artifact of the Week: Kumeyaay Olla
Pottery was a valuable asset for people of the past. An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking, storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes. They were watertight and rodent proof. Hot rocks were…
From Inside the Vaults: Collections Management
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. So what is a Collections Manager, anyway? Simply put, a Collections Manager’s main role is to monitor and…
Kids Dig Archaeology
Kids Dig Archaeology is a monthly blog featuring the fundamentals of archaeology. Coming soon.
Winter E-Newsletter
Look for the Winter edition of our E-newsletter coming soon.
