with Dr. Eleanora Robbins.
Dr.
Robbins (Norrie) is a paleo-palynologist and former student of Paul S.
Martin ("Pleistocene Extinctions"). She retired from the U.S. Geological
Survey after 34 years and is currently adjunct faculty in the
Department of Geological Sciences at San Diego State University.
The program will be divided into sections:
Class 1 - Geology for Archaeologists
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Time: 10am - noon
Location: San Diego Archaeological Center
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, 92027
Geology for Archaeologists is designed to answer questions provided by local archaeologists (Please submit your questions to
nrobbins@geology.sdsu.edu).
Topics to be discussed in detail include:
Identification of volcanic rocks
How to tell when a volcanic rock has been metamorphosed
Types and depositional environments of silica-rich rocks that get classified as CCS (cryptocrystalline silica)
Local geology and soils.
Dr. Robbins will begin to address quarry sites, geomorphic evidence for landscape modification and human modification of soils.
Class 2 - Field trip
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 8am - noon
Location: Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center
13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail, Poway, 92064
Contact: Dan Cannon, 858-922-8043
The associated four-hour field trip (car pool) 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-moderate
Payment information:
Registration fees for members of the Center or KIIC pay $45.
Nonmembers pay $70.
Please send your check payable to:
San Diego Archaeological Center
ATTN: Geology for Archaeologists
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, CA 92027
Credit
card payments may also be made over the phone! Please call Annemarie
Cox (Center) at 760-291-0370 with your payment information.
Reservations are required. The program is limited to 30 hikers! For more information, please call Dan Cannon (KIIC) at 858-922-8043 or Annemarie Cox (Center) at 760-291-0370 or via email at
acox@sandiegoarchaeology.org.
The
San Diego Archaeological Center was created in 1993 to provide an
archaeological curation facility for the San Diego Region. The Center is
the first nonprofit organization in the nation dedicated solely to
curating and sharing archaeological collections with the public.
Planning is underway to create a spacious and light-filled lobby,
enhanced exhibition space, and improved classroom, library and research
areas. A new entryway will feature native plant landscaping designed to
promote conservation, outdoor exhibit and seating areas, water elements
and signage to promote the Center as a regional tourist destination.
The
Mission of The San Diego Archaeological Center is "to preserve
archaeological collections and promote their educational, scientific and
cultural use to benefit a diverse public."
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