Shirley Manis, a Capitola resident, lived her father’s amazing discovery story, which focused her interest in archaeology and inspired her one-of-a-kind book, “In a Scoop of Dirt: How Digging a Pond Changed North America’s Prehistory.” When Emanuel Manis dug a … Continue reading →

Speaker: Jules Evans-White. “My passion for archaeology was realized in the second grade when an archaeologist came to my class, provided the students with little squares of dirt and toothbrushes and we excavated small objects and studied them. From that … Continue reading →

Mark Hylkema is the Santa Cruz District Archaeologist for California State Parks, and manages cultural resources within 32 parks in an area ranging from San Francisco to the Pajaro River. Mark also works on many other projects throughout the state … Continue reading →

Louise Ramirez is an enrolled member of Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation, from the Greater Monterey County, (Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, Castroville, Salinas, King City and Los Padres National Forest) and is the current Tribal Chairwoman. She serves as the Most Likely Descendant … Continue reading →

Valentin Lopez is the Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, one of three historic tribes that are recognized as Ohlone. Valentin is Mutsun, Chumash, Awaswas, and Yokuts. The Amah Mutsun are comprised of the documented descendants of Missions San … Continue reading →

Beginning with his mother an grandmother, Patrick Orozco has interviewed many Ohlone elders and recorded their stories and songs. Patrick started the non-profit Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council, which was formed to protect Ohlone sacred sites. In 1976, Patrick began … Continue reading →

Ann Marie Sayers is the Tribal Chair of Indian Canyon Nation, the Founder of Costanoan Indian Research, and is an accomplished storyteller and author. The title of her presentation was, “Today is The Best Time for a California Indian to … Continue reading →

Cory D. Wilkins, Western Regional Director of the Archaeological Conservancy, spoke about conservation work of archaeological sites in the Western U.S. The Conservancy’s focus includes the protection of privately-owned endangered heritage resources that are not necessarily protected under current federal … Continue reading →

Dr. Ninian Stein, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at San Jose State University presented a talk entitled, “Factory, Forest, and Farm: Combining Environmental History and Industrial Archaeology in Southern New England.” Dr. Stein holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Brown University, … Continue reading →

Dr. Samuel Connell, a professor of anthropology at Foothill College currently carries out research in California, Ecuador, and Belize. In 1992, Dr. Connell earned his doctorate at UCLA focusing on the collapse of the Ancient Maya, later moving to Hawaii … Continue reading →