Obsidian: The Smoking Mirror
Blog post by Linda Coulson, SDAC Volunteer Obsidian is a beautiful and highly functional material that is one of the few substances utilized by humans throughout history (Ryan 2024). It is a material that is found within the artifact collections…
NRHP StoryMap
Last fall, intern Alana Hansen’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) department project focused on connecting the National Register of Historic Places in the San Diego region. The purpose of her project was to create a user-friendly guide to San Diego history,…
Artifact of the Week: Pottery Sherds
Indigenous peoples of Southern California have been creating and pit-firing clay pottery for thousands of years. Prehistorically, two pottery wares were constructed in the region. The inhabitants of the peninsular mountains produced Tizon brown ware while people in the Colorado…
Tools of the Trade
Dr. Arty Fax’s Archy Facts is a weekly blog introducing kids (currently stuck at home) to the exciting world of archaeology! Last week we learned about what archaeologists study (do you remember without looking back?) and how they use artifacts and…
