Funded in Part by The San Diego
Commission for Arts and Culture
The San Diego Archaeological Center is a museum where visitors can learn the story of how people have lived in San Diego County for the past 10,000 years. In addition to its role as a museum, the Center serves as an education and research facility and is the only local organization dedicated to the collection, study, curation and exhibition of San Diego County's archaeological artifacts.view more info
Museum Hours: Tuesday Through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and
Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY The Center museum is open to the public,
with a suggested donation of
$2 per person or $5 per family.
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, California 92027-7001
(760) 291-0370
Archaeology: the study of the human past through its material remains. Artifact: any portable object made, modified, or used by humans.
Curation: the care, management, and use of archaeological collections. Care means to prevent deterioration, management means that collections are organized and accessible, and use means making collections available for scientific research, public education and cultural use.
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.
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Archaeology
