Blue Star Museums
As part of the Blue Star Museums program, the San Diego Archaeological Center offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day. The free admission program is available for those currently serving…
Art with an Archaeologist
Free admission and art activities for kids on 2nd Saturdays! Join us for family-friendly activities in our classroom, where you can create your own art with an archaeologist, become a junior archaeologist with our miniature excavation units, and curl up…
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,…
