Center Research Projects
Pottery and Place
A research project to investigate shapes and sizes of pre-contact pottery.
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NSF -National Science Foundation Project
“Understanding Hunter-Gatherer Grinding Technology Through Experimentation”
In August 2007, the San Diego Archaeological Center was awarded its first National Science Foundation grant of $73,140 for archaeological research.

The two year research project is being conducted at the Center with community support.
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Curation of Archaeological Collections
The San Diego Archaeological Center is a nationally recognized leader in the curation of archaeological collections, curating collections for the Department of Defense, City of San Diego and private parties. The Center accepts for accession archaeological collections to preserve in perpetuity for the benefit of the public. The Center is dedicated to making the collections available to the public as a cultural resource through educational programming and exhibits, research projects, tours, volunteer opportunities, student internships and cultural use.


Collection Listing
This page lists the collections presently curated at the Center.
It is updated periodically.
For further information, note the SDAC Accession Number and the staff member to contact indicated.

Internships
Information on the variety of volunteer internship positions available in the Library and Collections and Research Departments.




Services and Forms
A complete listing of services provided by the Center, fees and staffing qualifications as well as collection publications.

Today's Trash Mosaic
Today's trash may be tomorrow's archaeology. The image on this postcard is a mosaic of 62
artifacts, Click here to further explore the mosaic.

Online Data Sharing

The Center is participating in new initiatives to make archaeological data available online. The goal is to make archaeological knowledge creation more participatory and transparent. Click on the 'Open Contex't logo above to discover online primary archaeological data. Selected Center collections data are posted on the Open Context website. The process of implementation is described inthe new article "Googling the Grey: Open Data, Web Services, and Semantics" by Eric C. Kansa, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Dr. Margie M. Burton and Cindy Stankowski. Download this article for free by following the link: