Purpose of Study: In an effort to preserve data for future research, artifact collections are diligently excavated and curated. The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that curated artifact collections hold invaluable research potential . . .

Purpose: This thesis documents archaeological investigations within the Bureau of Land Management South Cow Mountain Off-highway Vehicle Recreation Area (SCMRA), Lake and Mendocino counties, California. The primary purposes are: (1) conduct an intensi . . .

William Gwynn's entrepreneurial character was the impetus behind the 1850's inception of the lime industry in Oroville, Butte County, along the West Branch of the Feather River. Gwynn recognized the need for collateral industries to gold mining, and t . . .

Winona Bombing Target #2 (WBT#2) is a target training area located in Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area in Imperial County, California. From 1944 to 1945, WBT#2 was accessed by the Navy to train Eleventh Naval District fighter pilots in h . . .

Purpose of the Investigative Project: In accordance with the Collection’s Management Policy of the Sonoma County Museum, will be (1) to assist the Museum in interpreting a thematically based multimedia presentation of a portion of their collection; (2 . . .

Purpose of the Study: Previous analyses of prehistoric burial sites in California have focused on the change from the band to the tribal level of society, while comparatively little research has focused on later, increasingly complex sites. In additio . . .

Purpose or the Study: A detailed culture history is the necessary first step towards understanding the processes responsible for the development of prehistoric cultural systems. In Central California, three broad cultural patterns have been defined ba . . .

Purpose of the Study: The document on which this thesis is based was created under the terms of a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and Sonoma State University (SSU) to create a cultural resource appendix to the Fire Manage . . .

Purpose of Study: Within the last several decades, archaeological research on gendered identities of the past has become more commonplace. However, much of this research focuses on the gendered experiences of white middle-class women, many located alo . . .

Purpose of the Study: Hoping to gain a better life for their families, Chinese men immigrated to California at the start of the Gold Rush in the mid-19th century. Despite prejudice and anti-Chinese legislation, the Chinese of California were a major f . . .