Artifact of the Week: Chinese Bowl Fragments
Archaeologists recovered these hand-painted Chinese bowl fragments from Block 112 in Downtown San Diego. This section of San Diego housed a working class population during the late Victorian period (c.1880-1915). The artifacts on Block 112 tell the story of an…
Artifact of the Week: Kozara
Archaeologists recovered this Japanese kozara, or condiment dish, from Downtown San Diego. This section of San Diego housed a working class population during the late Victorian period (c.1880-1915). Japanese immigrants used this dish to hold side dishes, such as savory…
Artifact of the Week: Bromo-Seltzer Bottle
Archaeologists recovered this Bromo-Seltzer bottle from Downtown San Diego. The site housed a working class population during the late Victorian period (c.1880-1915). Bromo-Seltzer was an extremely popular drug, in the form of a powder, introduced circa 1891. This concoction was…
From Inside the Vaults: Temperature and Relative Humidity Monitoring
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. How Should Archaeological Collections Be Stored? Preventative conservation, as we’ve discussed this year, includes many different tasks that…
