Warty Pigs!
Dr. Arty Fax’s Archy Facts is a blog introducing kids (currently stuck at home) to the exciting world of archaeology! Now you may wonder what warty pigs have to do with archaeology – well just recently a new study…
The Wonderful World of Stone Tool Technology
The Wonderful World of… is a monthly blog focusing on some of the many themes, concepts, and sub-disciplines related to the fascinating world of Southern Californian archaeology. Introduction Throughout human history, stone tools have been made by many different people,…
The Wonderful World of Plants and Archaeology
The Wonderful World of… is a monthly blog focusing on some of the many themes, concepts, and sub-disciplines related to the fascinating world of Southern Californian archaeology. What is Paleoethnobotany? Paleoethnobotany, or archaeobotany, is a subdicipline of environmental archaeology where…
The Wonderful World of Native Animals and Zooarchaeology
The Wonderful World of… is a monthly blog focusing on some of the many themes, concepts, and sub-disciplines related to the fascinating world of Southern Californian archaeology. Native vs. Non-Native Species A native species is a plant or animal that…
Winter 2021 E-Newsletter
See a sneak preview of our next virtual exhibit, New Acquisitions; examine a mystery artifact from one of our historic collections; read about the discovery of the warty pig cave painting; and more in this edition of our quarterly e-newsletter,…
The Wonderful World of Cave Archaeology
The Wonderful World of… is a monthly blog focusing on some of the many themes, concepts, and sub-disciplines related to the fascinating world of Southern Californian archaeology. Why Do Archaeologists Study Caves? Archaeologists have many reasons to study and survey…
