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2 PALOMAR COLLEGE ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM A Winning Combination

3 Brief Program History  Created in 1975  Designated as the Community College Public Archaeology Program for Southern California  Founded by Dennis O’Neil; later led by Stephen Crouthamel  Directed Since 1996 by Philip de Barros

4 Program for Whom?  The highly motivated avocationalist  The student seeking a career in Cultural Resource Management  The student pursuing an advanced degree who wants good practical field and lab training

5 Program Degree and Certificates  A.A. Degree - 33 units  Certificates - 21 units each Archaeological Excavator Archaeological Surveyor and Lab Assistant

6 Program Org Chart PROGRAM COORDINATOR Philip de Barros, Ph.D., R.P.A. INTRO ARCHAEOLOGY ANTH 110 FALL EXCAVATION CLASSES ANTH 120 and 205 3 Field & Lab Assistants BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY and BIO ANTHRO LAB ANTH 100 & 100L = ANTH 101 SPRING LAB ANALYSIS CLASS ANTH 215 INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 105 SPRING SURVEY CLASSES ANTH 210 and 220 3 Field Assistants HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY ANTH 225 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM CE 150 and ANTH 297 and ELECTIVES

7 Excavator Certificate

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9 Courses for the Excavator Certificate Intro Biological Anthropology Intro Cultural Anthropology Intro Archaeology* Archaeological Excavation* Advanced Excavation* Prehistoric Cultures of North America Original Californians OR Biological Anthro Lab (1 unit) + Special Problems in Archaeology (2 units)* * CRM Law Applications Integrated into These Classes

10 Surveyor & Lab Assistant Certificate

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12 Courses for the Surveyor & Lab Assistant Certificate Intro Biological Anthropology Intro Cultural Anthropology Intro Archaeology* Archaeological Excavation* Archaeological Surveying* Lab Analysis* Advanced Excavation* OR Advanced Archaeological Surveying *CRM Law Applications Integrated into These Classes

13 Internship Program 1996-2006* ANTH 297 – Special Problems in Archaeology, 1-3 Units CE 150 – Cooperative Education, 2 Units

14 Types of Internships  Museums, Labs, and Curation Facilities San Diego Archaeological Center San Diego Museum of Man Palomar College Archaeology Lab South Coastal Information Center Barona Museum & Cultural Center Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA  Government Agencies -- Cal State Parks  Private Environmental Firms Tierra Environmental Services ASM Affiliates

15 Program Upgrades I Equipment 1997-2000  Total station  Trimble GPS units and software  36” color map plotter and digitizer  ArcView GIS 3.2 and Auto CAD 2000  Digital scales and light table  Digital camera, scanner, & camcorder  10 tripod screens and field flotation device  200 topographic and historical maps

16 Program Upgrades II Equipment & Programs 2001-2006  Card Catalogs Converted to MS Access  Ashtech ProMark2 Real Time GPS Units with TDS Recon Data Collectors, 2006  ArcGIS 9.1 GIS & ArcIMS, 2005-06  Idrisi 32 GIS and contouring software  AutoCAD Map 2000 and upgrades  2 nd Total Station; 4 th Computer Station

17 Program Upgrades III New Courses & Training  Adv. Archaeological Survey, 1998 GPS and Total Station Mapping  Internship Program Via Coop Ed  Historical Archaeology, 2004  Certificate in GIS option, 2005  ArcGIS 8/9 training for program coordinator

18 Community Outreach I With Native Americans  Special Relationship w/ Pauma & Pala IR  American Indian Studies Courses Required for Certificates & A.A. Degree  Indian Participation, Consultation & Training  Benae Calac and Juanita Dixon, Pauma IR  Carmen Lucas, Laguna Mountain Kumeyaay  Paul Miranda, Whalefish Song recording, Pala IR  Indians who have earned Archaeology Certificates  California Indian Conference at Palomar, 2002

19 Pauma Indians, Benae Calac and Juanita Dixon, Speak with Students About Their Heritage and Archaeology

20 Carmen Lucas Discussing Kwaaymii Indian Traditions & Artifacts with Palomar Students at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

21 California Indian Conference at Palomar College, 2002

22 Community Outreach II High Schools and Colleges  High School Interns and Contacts  Career Day Presentations to Local High Schools and High School Counselors  Escondido Summer Work Program  Agreement with Cal State San Marcos  U. San Diego Archaeology Conference

23 Community Outreach III Archaeology Club & Interns  Archaeology Month, 2003-2005  Clean Up Ipai-Tipai/Kumeyaay Park in City of Poway, 2003  Interns, San Diego Archaeological Center, 1999-2006  Field Trip to Southern California Data Sharing Meeting in Ridgecrest, 2005  Holiday Food Drives, 2003-2004, 2006

24 Community Outreach IV Press and Prof. Meetings  Articles in Palomar Telescope, San Diego Union Tribune, and North County Times  Program - AAA Depts. of Anthropology 2000-01  Six Minute Promotional Video, 2005  CRM Expo, SAA, Salt Lake City, 2005  AAA Session on Community College Archaeology Programs, San Jose, 2006

25 Program Growth 1996-2006* *Dr. de Barros on Leave Spring 2002

26 Community Outreach V Archaeology Program Web Pages* Archaeology Program Web Pages Archaeology Program Web Pages Goals, Course Descriptions, Certificate & Degree Requirements, and PHOTO ESSAYS:  SURVEYS for Rancho Cuyamaca State Park  EXCAVATIONS in Poway & San Marcos  Taking HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY  STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES  Field Trips and the Archaeology Club Employment Opportunities *Award of Excellence, STUDY SPHERE, 2006

27 Thank You All!


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