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The San Diego Archaeological Center is a Museum and curation facility for archaeological artifacts from the San Diego region.

 San Diego Archaeological Cente
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Cloth seals were merchant tags ensuring that the size and quality of cloth followed British Crown laws established in the 12th century. buff.ly/33DbGDb #archaeologist #heritage #culture #americanhistory
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Inscribed basalt blocks dated to the 30th Dynasty reign of Nectanebo I, who ruled in the fourth century B.C., have been discovered at the site of the temple of the sun and creator god in Egypt's ancient city of Heliopolis. archaeology.org/news/10131-2…
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A latrine estimated to be more than 2,700 years old, which is believed to have been part of a royal mansion and was surrounded by small columns and a garden, has been unearthed in Jerusalem. archaeology.org/news/10037-2…
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Applying makeup in public, or wearing makeup was considered taboo, but this changed following the Suffragette movement of the 1910s and the Flapper generation of the 1920s. bit.ly/3nFimbW #archaeology #history #artifact #culture #makeup #compact #vintagemakeup #blush
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3 Days until @SmithsonianMag's 17th Annual #MuseumDay! Get Free Tickets for Saturday, Sept 18. Museum Day is a one-day event in which participating museums provide free entry w/ a Museum Day pass. Free admission for 2 people. Find locations like @sdac at smithsonianmag.com/museumday…
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Photographic filters have eliminated reflected light in digital images of the Lady of Baza, a 2,400-year-old painted sculpture of a woman unearthed in Spain in the 1970s, allowing researchers to see pigments that faded when the artifact was excavated. archaeology.org/news/9848-21…
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Archaeologists are using tiny snails to more accurately date geoglyphs, like the Cerne Abbas Giant. sapiens.org/archaeology/cern… #Archaeology #Geoglyphs #UK #Snails
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#Archaeologists have unearthed over 80 #metal objects in #Mississippi thought to be from Hernando de Soto's 16th-century expedition through the Southeast - and many of the #artifacts were repurposed by the the #Chickasaws as household tools & ornaments. eurekalert.org/pub_releases/…
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Analysis of the genomes of 25 individuals whose remains were unearthed in s.e. Russia suggests that the harsh conditions of the Last Glacial Maximum, which lasted between around 25,000 and 19,000 years ago, contributed to population turnover in East Asia. archaeology.org/news/9724-21…
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Archaeologists work to improve climate models of the past "to address the challenges of the present and the future." earther.gizmodo.com/archeolo… #Archaeology #Models #GIS #Climate #HistoricalLandUse
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The wash basin is an example of “a compendiario”- a 17th-century decorative style featured on French, Spanish and Italian tin-glazed wares. buff.ly/3fBgjQj #archaeology #artifact #history #culture
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An industrial-scale salt production site dated to 3800 B.C. has been uncovered on a coastal hilltop in northern England. archaeology.org/news/9566-21…
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#Archaeologists are using #MachineLearning to examine ancient #RockArt images from Australia’s Arnhem Land. This approach allows for a unique examination of spatial patterns and associations within the image that would not otherwise be possible. heritagedaily.com/2021/03/a-…
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A medieval tunnel system has been discovered in southern Wales by a team of technicians who were moving an electrical pole. archaeology.org/news/9509-21…
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Scientists Analyze Neolithic Skull Recovered from Cave in Italy dlvr.it/Rv3V3d
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Learn more about Stabiae, a Roman Resort buried by Mount Vesuvius heritagedaily.com/2021/03/st… #Archaeology #History #AncientRome #Vesuvius
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An image of a kangaroo painted on the ceiling of a rock shelter in the Unghano clan estate, in northeastern Australia’s Balanggarra country, has been dated to more than 17,000 years old. archaeology.org/news/9485-21…
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A femur fragment from a dog that lived in southeast Alaska around 10,000 years-ago offers details about the diet and migration of ancient domesticated dogs into the Americas. heritagedaily.com/2021/02/ho… #Archaeology #Science #Alaska #AncientDogs
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Join San Diego Archaeological Center Feb. 18 at 6:30pm for a Zoom conversation w/anthropology professor Dr. Jon Spenard, discussing cave ritual research in Belize w/focus on relationship between cave rituals & ancient Maya collapse. @sdac #SDMuseumMonth bit.ly/3aqaC6O
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Looking for more ways to enjoy San Diego Museum Month? Check out this great interview from "Inside Art" on Jazz 88.3 KSDS FM. #sdmuseummonth @Jazz88 bit.ly/2ZkAfQ4
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