• Exhibits

    Artifact of the Week: Bowl

    Pottery is the first synthetic material that humans made. Essentially artificial stone, pottery is a mixture of clay, water, and temper, transformed by the application of heat. Pottery first appears in the archaeological record of San Diego about 1,000 years…

  • K-12

    Activity Book Answer Key

    Have you completed the Kids Dig Archaeology Activity Book? Check your answers below, then present it to San Diego Archaeological Center staff to receive your Jr. Archaeologist card. View Answer Key

  • About

    Archaeology 101

    Archaeology is one of the four fields of anthropology. It is much more than digging a hole and finding cool stuff. The goal of studying anthropology is to learn about all aspects of humans in all times and spaces. Archaeology…