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Local Resources

Click on a county link on the map or in the list below to see a listing of parks, museums, and organizations that offer archaeology-related information, displays, and programs in your area!

Counties Map Alameda County Alpine County Amador County Butte County Calaveras County Colusa County Contra Costa County Del Norte County El Dorado County Fresno County Glenn County Humboldt County Imperial County Inyo County Kern County Kings County Lake County Lassen County Los Angeles County Madera County Marin County Mariposa County Mendocino County Merced County Modoc County Mono County Monterey County Napa County Nevada County Orange County Placer County Plumas County Riverside County Sacramento County San Benito County San Bernardino County San Diego County San Francisco San Joaquin County San Luis Obispo County San Mateo County Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz County Shasta County Sierra County Siskiyou County Solano County Sonoma County Stanislaus County Sutter County Tehama County Trinity County Tulare County Tuolumne County Ventura County Yolo County Yuba County Imperial County


Alameda - - Alpine - - Amador - - Butte -- Calaveras

Colusa -- Contra Costa - - Del Norte - - El Dorado

Fresno - - Glenn - - Humboldt - - Imperial - - Inyo

Kern - - Kings - - Lake - - Lassen - - Los Angeles

Madera - - Marin - - Mariposa - - Mendocino

Merced - - Modoc - - Mono - - Monterey - - Napa

Nevada - - Orange - - Placer - - Plumas - - Riverside

Sacramento - - San Benito - - San Bernardino

San Diego - - San Francisco - - San Joaquin

San Luis Obispo - - San Mateo - - Santa Barbara

Santa Clara - - Santa Cruz - - Shasta - - Sierra

Siskiyou - - Solano - - Sonoma - - Stanislaus

Sutter - - Tehama - - Trinity - - Tulare - - Tuolumne

Ventura - - Yolo - - Yuba







SCA Interviews

The SCA holds an Awards Banquet at its Annual Meeting each year. Usually, a Keynote Speaker is invited to address the audience at the banquet. We have been honored to host some of the world's leading archaeologists who have spoken about their work and active research.

Since 1997, SCA member and former President, Breck Parkman has interviewed the Keynote Speakers. Breck was motivated to conduct these interviews when, as a member of the SCA Executive Board, he had dinner with Lewis Binford before Binford's Awards Banquet address in 1996. Breck and the others at the table were awed by Binford's stories of archaeological fieldwork. But equally impressive were his sense of humor and the stories he told about his personal life. He shared things that you would have never known about him from just reading his books or hearing his lectures. It reminded everyone at the table that every archaeologist, no matter how big and famous, is just a regular person when they are at home and away from the job. They all have families, pets, hobbies, likes, dislikes, and the various other traits that make them interesting. And by knowing some of that background about the archaeologists, their archaeology often becomes more relevant to us.

We regret that everyone wasn't seated at the table with Dr. Binford that night in 1996. However, by way of these interviews, we feel that everyone does now have a seat at the table. Breck's amazing interviews, full of the interviewees' personal insights, amazing field stories, and the wisdom gained from long and varied experience, appear here as a courtesy of the SCA and the Keynote Speakers. Enjoy!


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SCA Proceedings Abstracts and Indices - 1988-2007

Follow the links below to search the SCA Proceedings for articles by volume, region, author, or topic of interest.

SCA Annual Meeting Programs - 2003-2007

Browse through these recent SCA Annual Meeting programs and abstracts to see the extent and diversity of heritage activity in the Golden State:

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