This month marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Santa Cruz Archaeological Society! Join SCAS for a special presentation, celebration, and retrospective by Rob Edwards on “Santa Cruz Archaeological Society: The Little Society That Could – and Did!.” … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by by Trish Fernandez (InContext Cultural Resources Solutions) on “Mexican Miners in the California Gold Rush.” DATE: Thursday, January 13, 2022 TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific) RSVP by 6:00 PM on January 13 RESERVATION … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Kelly Fong (UC Los Angeles) on “The Delta is in the Heart: Uncovering the Historical Archaeology of Isleton’s Chinese American Community.” DATE: Thursday, December 9, 2021 TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific) RSVP … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Albert Gonzalez (CSU East Bay) on “Mexican Whiskey: Industrial Distilling and Inter-Ethnic Dynamics in Old New Mexico”. DATE: Thursday, November 11, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on November 11, … Continue reading →

Join us as we celebrate California archaeology month (October) with our Third Annual SCAS Film Fest! This year, we will be showing two films by two California archaeologists: Kimberly Wooten (California Department of Transportation) will be discussing “There and Back … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Linda Yamane, Ohlone artist and scholar, on “Breathing Life Into the Past & Keeping it Alive for the Future”. DATE: Thursday, September 9, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on September … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Dr. Kristina Gill on “Island Chumash (Ayetlimuw) Plant Use: Archaeobotany, Archaeology, and Historical Ecology of the Northern Channel Islands”. DATE: Thursday, June 10, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on June … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Justin Wisely on “Starch Grain Analysis in California: Successes, Lessons Learned, and Keeping it Approachable to Students.” DATE: Thursday, May 13, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on May 13, 2021** … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Arianna Heathcote on: “I got Friends in Loma Prieta: Stories from the Forest of Nisene Marks State Park.” DATE: Thursday, April 8, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 6:00 PM on April 8, … Continue reading →

Join SCAS for a presentation by Hannah Ballard (Pacific Legacy, Inc.) on “Garbage is Gold in our National Parks… and in our Back Yards.” DATE: Thursday, February 11, 2021TIME: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Pacific)**RSVP by 5:00 PM on February 11, … Continue reading →