Artifact of the Week: Sherd with Basket Impression
The sherd above features cord marking, a surface decoration which involves pressing vegetal cordage or basketry into damp pottery. Since the archaeological record of San Diego County rarely includes preserved textiles, these impressions are an important source of information about…
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…
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
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…
