The following examples demonstrate the power of the internet for sharing archaeological information with the public.

Putting the "There" There: Historical Archaeologies of West Oakland

This web presentation of the Cypress Archaeology Project is an outstanding example of reaching out to the public with CRM research. Both an extensive interpretive narrative and individual technical reports are available as html and pdf files. Undertaken by the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University, this project is one of the largest CRM projects conducted to date as well as one of the most ‘publicly interpreted’.

Archaeology of a San Francisco Neighborhood

This is the California Department of Transportation’s first large scale web site for a historical archaeology mitigation project. It is the result of two archaeological projects undertaken by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) at Sonoma State University in the South of Market area of San Francisco. Caltrans funded the development of this Web site.

Posted by P.L. Jeppson (05/30/04)