Porcelain Plates
The San Diego Archaeological Center is dedicated to fulfilling the intent of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to preserve examples of the major periods of California history and to offset the impact of land development pressures on cultural resources.…
San Diego’s Chinatown
Collections Curiosities is a blog highlighting intriguing artifacts, books, and archival materials that staff, volunteers, and interns have discovered in Center collections and the Center Library. In this blog post, SDAC Volunteer James Sinclair explores a collection recovered from San…
The Wonderful World of ROCK ART
This month, we are delving into the fascinating world of rock art. There are many kinds of rock art but they are all human-made and found on natural surfaces. Different types of rock art can be found all over the…
The Wonderful World of Medicine
The Wonderful World of… is a monthly blog focusing on some of the many themes, concepts, and sub-disciplines related to the fascinating world of Southern Californian archaeology. Indigenous Medicine Before Europeans invaded and colonized Southern California in the sixteenth century,…
