Discover the Archaeology of California

Site Name Keywords
Yosemite National Park • SD-1305 • SD-1306 • SD-1307 • SD-1308 • SD-13786 • Joshua Tree National Park • Death Valley National Park • Camp Pima • Coronado National Memorial

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Rock Art • Water-Related • Shipwreck • Ball Court • Structure

Other Keywords
Bedrock Milling station • butterfield trail • historic orange grove • meal preparation • mission • pala reservation • Schooner

Culture Keywords
Historic • PaleoIndian • Archaic • Euroamerican • Pre-Clovis • Early Archaic • Middle Archaic • Late Archaic • Patayan • Chinese American

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Archaeological Overview • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey • Reconnaissance / Survey • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Historic Background Research • Architectural Survey • Collections Research • Consultation

Material Types
Metal • Ceramic • Fauna • Glass • Building Materials • Wood • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Macrobotanical • Mineral

Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) • United States of America (Country) • California (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • California • San Bernardino County (County) • Santa Barbara County (County) • Inyo County • Arizona (State / Territory) • Inyo County (County)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-11 of 11)

  • Archaeology Field Survey Reports Contributed by BLM, Arcata, CA Field Office
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Melinda Salisbury

    This project includes Archaeology Field Survey Reports contributed by the Bureau of Land Management's, Arcata, California field office.This initial contribution will establish a regional digital archive project whose goal is to accumulate heritage documents, greatly enhancing our ability to preserve historic resources within the North Coast Region.

  • The Archaeology of Death Valley National Park
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Sophia Kelly

    WACC reports of archaeological excavation and survey projects in Death Valley National Park (formerly Death Valley National Monument).

  • The Archaeology of Joshua Tree National Park
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Sophia Kelly

    WACC reports that summarize archaeological survey and excavation in Joshua Tree National Park (formerly Joshua Tree National Monument).

  • The Archaeology of Manzanar National Historic Site, California
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Joshua Watts

    WACC reports from survey and excavation projects at the Manzanar National Historic Site, Inyo County, California.

  • The Archaeology of Mojave National Preserve
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Joshua Watts

    WACC reports associated with survey and excavations in the Mojave National Preserve, California.

  • The Archaeology of Redwood National Park
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Sophia Kelly

    This WACC report summarizes archaeological investigations within the boundaries of Redwood National Park.

  • The Archaeology of the Western Region of the National Park Service
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Sophia Kelly

    WACC reports summarizing archaeological projects and management plans in the Western Region of the National Park Service.

  • The Archaeology of Yosemite National Park
    PROJECT Uploaded by: Sophia Kelly

    WACC reports of archaeological excavation and survey projects within Yosemite National Park.

  • Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Submerged Cultural Resources Assessment (1996)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Don P. Morris. James Lima.

    This report gathers together historical and archeological information on vessels that wrecked within the boundaries of Channel Islands National Park and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary before 1980, when the two preserves were established off the southern coast of California. It summarizes, as well, a series of archeological investigations of wreck scatters in this area that began in the early 1980s with Dan Lenihan's dives on the Winfield Scott and continued after 1985 under the...

  • Comet: Submerged Cultural Resources Site Report, Channel Islands National Park (2004)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew A. Russell.

    In April 1999, Channel Islands National Park Archeologist Don Morris asked the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center (SRC) to lead documentation efforts on the remains of the schooner Comet, exposed on the beach in Simonton Cove, San Miguel Island. Comet had been exposed by winter storms, the first recorded exposure since 1984. SRC archeologists, park staff and volunteers, spent five days documenting Comet’s remains with scale drawings, photos and video. The team found one of the...

  • Orange Grove
    PROJECT Chris Drover. Shelby Manney.

    Multi-component project containing both historic and pre-historic elements. It is located in Pala San Diego. This project is for JPOWER and will consist of a new Power Station that will be placed directly onto the footprint of a historic orange grove. The other impacts will include water, natural gas, and energy lines that will be dug and laid between 10 and fifteen miles coming to the power plant. The power station location is approx. 4 miles from the Pala mission and the eastern boarder...