Past Event
Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Small Units and Deferring to Authority
12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, 92129
Cost: Free
Archaeologist Richard Schultz will discuss a recent project in La Jolla. For many years small excavation units have been utilized to gain understanding of the contents and contexts of sediments below the sod and streets of La Jolla Shores. As a practice, this is simple enough. However, add to this a 1920s grading operation, professional experiences with previously undocumented fill profiles, and small excavation unit archaeology, and it almost missed the big picture -- until a recent recovery-oriented excavation program exposed sediment profiles that were not what they were presumed to have been.