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The Center Museum is open to the public
Tuesday - Friday - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Admission to the Museum is a suggested donation of
$2 per person and $5 per family
Fees for Special Programs in Calendar.

Click here to download a copy of the latest newsletter with details on past events.

To register for all Center Events please contact Annemarie Cox
by phone at 760-291-0370 or email: acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org
To receive updated via email, please click here.

January 2012

January 5, 2012 - March 31st, 2012
California State University San Marcos
333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096

8am - 5pm
Monday - Friday

The San Diego Archaeological Center is pleased to announce a traveling exhibit, Moments in Time, hosted by California State University San Marcos. The exhibition is located in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, Department of Anthropology, second floor.

This exhibit recounts significant events in American hisotry as experienced by one San Diegan, Blanche F. Wright. Archaeologists were able to identify Blanche from historical records, but it is her recovered belongings that tell us about her personality and lifestyle.

There is no charge to view this exhibit. For more information, please contact Dr. Adolfo Muniz via email at admuniz@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.

January 20, 2012
noon - 1pm
San Diego Archaeological Center
Lunch Time Lectures: Finding the Preclassic Maya in the Rainforest of Guatemala

The San Diego Archaeological Center is pleased to announce its first Lunch Time Lecture of 2012. Join the presenter, Carole Melum, as she shares exciting new discoveries that have been attracting worldwide attention and research that sheds light on the preclassic period of this ancient civilization.

The presentation will begin at noon and will last approximately one hour. Bring a lunch and notebook; drinks will be provided by the Center. Lunch Time Lectures are free to Center Members and paid admission.

February 2012

February 11, 2012
11am - 12:30pm
San Diego Archaeological Center
Visiting Scholar Series: The Mediterranean Diet: New Ideas from Ancient Traditions

What comes to mind when you hear the words "Mediterranean Diet"? If pizza and gelato are the first things that pop up you'll find some surprises at teh San Diego Archaeological Center's Visiting Scholar program. Dr. Phil Goscienski, M.D., author of Health Secrets of the Stone Age, will discuss thetrue Mediterranean Diet and why physicians have begun to promote it to patients of all ages.

The program will feature examples of Mediterranean food and drink. The admission fee for Center Members is $5 and Nonmembers pay $15. This price includes admission to the Museum.

Reservations are required to attend this event and space is limited to 40 attendees. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.

February 17, 2012
noon - 1pm
San Diego Archaeological Center
Lunch Time Lecture: Throwing Javelins and Hurling Words? Evidence of Literacy in the Northern Frontier Zone of Roman Britain

Join us as we welcome Shannon Erickson, graduate of Roman Frontier Studies from Newcastle University in England. Ms. Erickson will discuss how the Roman Empire operated at its furthermost frontiers. She participated in three archaeological excavations, one in Bulgaria and the latter two in northern England. Ms. Erickson is currently an intern at the San Diego Archaeological Center.

The presentation will begin at noon and will last approximately one hour. Bring a lunch and notebook. Drinks will be provided by the Center. Lunch Time Lectures are free to Center Members and Center Museum admission.

February 18, 2012
8:30am - 12:30pm
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center
Kumeyaay Pottery Workshop-Part 2, Sponsored by the San Diego Archaeological Center (Center) and the Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center (KIIC)

Martha Rodriguez, Kumeyaay-Tipai, potter, basket weaver, artist and educator will conduct a class on how to make pottery from raw clay. Students who attend will be able to take home their very own pottery. The registration fee for members of the San Diego Archaeological Center or the Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center is $40; non-member fee is $55. Space is limited and reservations are required.

Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.

Registration fees:
Members of the Center or KIIC pay $40
Nonmembers pay $55

After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to:
San Diego Archaeological Center
Attn: Kumeyaay Pottery Workshop
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027

Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.

March 2012

April 2012

April 14, 2012
10am - noon
San Diego Archaeological Center

"Geology for Archaeologists" presented by Dr. Eleanora Robbins, and sponsored by the San Diego Archaeological Center (Center) and the Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center (KIIC). This lecture will be followed up with a hike on April 21, 2012.

This program is designed to answer questions provided by local archaeologists. Dr. Robbins will address quarry sites, geomorphic evidence for landscape modifcation and human modification of soils.

Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.

Registration fees:
Members of the Center or KIIC pay $45
Nonmembers pay $70

After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to:
San Diego Archaeological Center
Attn: Geology for Archaeologists
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027

Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.

April 21, 2012
8am - noon
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center

The associated four hour field trip will visit sites where volcanism and metamorphism have created chilled margins at their contacts with other lithologies, thereby modifying the rocks in ways that later create strong tools. Hike difficulty is moderate.

Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.

Registration fees:
Members of the Center or KIIC pay $45
Nonmembers pay $70

After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to:
San Diego Archaeological Center
Attn: Geology for Archaeologists
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027

Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Center Museum is open to the public Tuesday - Friday - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Admission to the Museum is a suggested donation of $2 per person and $5 per family Fees for Special Programs in Calendar.
Click here to download a copy of the latest newsletter with details on past events.
To register for all Center Events please contact Annemarie Cox by phone at 760-291-0370 or email: acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org To receive updated via email, please click here.

January 2012
January 5, 2012 - March 31st, 2012 California State University San Marcos 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road San Marcos, CA 92096 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday	The San Diego Archaeological Center is pleased to announce a traveling exhibit, Moments in Time, hosted by California State University San Marcos. The exhibition is located in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Building, Department of Anthropology, second floor. This exhibit recounts significant events in American hisotry as experienced by one San Diegan, Blanche F. Wright. Archaeologists were able to identify Blanche from historical records, but it is her recovered belongings that tell us about her personality and lifestyle. There is no charge to view this exhibit. For more information, please contact Dr. Adolfo Muniz via email at admuniz@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.
January 20, 2012 noon - 1pm San Diego Archaeological Center	Lunch Time Lectures: Finding the Preclassic Maya in the Rainforest of Guatemala The San Diego Archaeological Center is pleased to announce its first Lunch Time Lecture of 2012. Join the presenter, Carole Melum, as she shares exciting new discoveries that have been attracting worldwide attention and research that sheds light on the preclassic period of this ancient civilization. The presentation will begin at noon and will last approximately one hour. Bring a lunch and notebook; drinks will be provided by the Center. Lunch Time Lectures are free to Center Members and paid admission.
February 2012
February 11, 2012 11am - 12:30pm San Diego Archaeological Center	Visiting Scholar Series: The Mediterranean Diet: New Ideas from Ancient Traditions What comes to mind when you hear the words "Mediterranean Diet"? If pizza and gelato are the first things that pop up you'll find some surprises at teh San Diego Archaeological Center's Visiting Scholar program. Dr. Phil Goscienski, M.D., author of Health Secrets of the Stone Age, will discuss thetrue Mediterranean Diet and why physicians have begun to promote it to patients of all ages. The program will feature examples of Mediterranean food and drink. The admission fee for Center Members is $5 and Nonmembers pay $15. This price includes admission to the Museum. Reservations are required to attend this event and space is limited to 40 attendees. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370.
February 17, 2012 noon - 1pm San Diego Archaeological Center	Lunch Time Lecture: Throwing Javelins and Hurling Words? Evidence of Literacy in the Northern Frontier Zone of Roman Britain Join us as we welcome Shannon Erickson, graduate of Roman Frontier Studies from Newcastle University in England. Ms. Erickson will discuss how the Roman Empire operated at its furthermost frontiers. She participated in three archaeological excavations, one in Bulgaria and the latter two in northern England. Ms. Erickson is currently an intern at the San Diego Archaeological Center. The presentation will begin at noon and will last approximately one hour. Bring a lunch and notebook. Drinks will be provided by the Center. Lunch Time Lectures are free to Center Members and Center Museum admission.
February 18, 2012 8:30am - 12:30pm Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center	Kumeyaay Pottery Workshop-Part 2, Sponsored by the San Diego Archaeological Center (Center) and the Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center (KIIC) Martha Rodriguez, Kumeyaay-Tipai, potter, basket weaver, artist and educator will conduct a class on how to make pottery from raw clay. Students who attend will be able to take home their very own pottery. The registration fee for members of the San Diego Archaeological Center or the Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center is $40; non-member fee is $55. Space is limited and reservations are required. Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370. Registration fees: Members of the Center or KIIC pay $40 Nonmembers pay $55 After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to: San Diego Archaeological Center Attn: Kumeyaay Pottery Workshop 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road Escondido, CA 92027 Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.
March 2012
April 2012
April 14, 2012 10am - noon San Diego Archaeological Center	"Geology for Archaeologists" presented by Dr. Eleanora Robbins, and sponsored by the San Diego Archaeological Center (Center) and the Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center (KIIC). This lecture will be followed up with a hike on April 21, 2012. This program is designed to answer questions provided by local archaeologists. Dr. Robbins will address quarry sites, geomorphic evidence for landscape modifcation and human modification of soils. Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370. Registration fees: Members of the Center or KIIC pay $45 Nonmembers pay $70 After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to: San Diego Archaeological Center Attn: Geology for Archaeologists 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road Escondido, CA 92027 Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.
April 21, 2012 8am - noon Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center	The associated four hour field trip will visit sites where volcanism and metamorphism have created chilled margins at their contacts with other lithologies, thereby modifying the rocks in ways that later create strong tools. Hike difficulty is moderate. Reservations are required to attend this event. For more information or to register as an attendee, please contact Annemarie Cox via email at acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org or by phone at 760-291-0370. Registration fees: Members of the Center or KIIC pay $45 Nonmembers pay $70 After your reservation has been confirmed, please mail your payment to: San Diego Archaeological Center Attn: Geology for Archaeologists 16666 San Pasqual Valley Road Escondido, CA 92027 Credit card payments are also accepted over the phone. Please call 760-291-0370 and speak with Annemarie Cox.