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Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, we are
happy to announce the release of SOUTH OF MARKET: ARCHAEOLOGY OF 3 SAN
FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOODS.
The report can be downloaded as PDFs at
http://www.sonoma.edu/asc/west_approach/index.html
The Loma Prieta Earthquake damaged the San Francisco-Oakland freeway system
and created an unprecedented opportunity for historical archaeology. A
project of the California Department of Transportation, the West Approach to
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project involved making seismic
upgrades to the bridge approach in San Francisco. The Anthropological
Studies Center (ASC) conducted the associated archaeological effort on 14
city blocks revealing more than 40 artifact collections associated with
documented households from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries.
Due to the enormous quantity of data, ASC prepared two reports on the
historical archaeology: the Block Technical Report series (available on CD)
and SOUTH OF MARKET. We designed the latter to present insights from the
combination of archaeological stratigraphy, material remains, and historical
research. We intentionally made the content eclectic and its format visually
diverse. Individual authors were given the freedom to take their
interpretations in whatever directions they felt appropriate. Some studies
rely heavily on quantitative, statistical data; others are qualitative;
while some use the archaeological imagination to weave together fact-based
stories.
SOUTH OF MARKET is divided into four parts, each containing main essays,
short essays, and sidebars. The short essays connect thematically with the
main essay and are focused on specific self-contained topics. Some cover
relevant historical topics, others cover purely archaeological
manifestations, and the remainder range between both sources. Sidebars
present “minor illustrative material” of an archaeological or literary
nature to catch the general reader’s interest.
Happy reading!
Mary and Adrian Praetzellis
Anthropological Studies Center
Sonoma State University
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