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SAFETY AT THE SITE
� DO NOT wear Red or Green - these are signals to the train.
� DO wear sturdy shoes.
� DO cover your ears when a train is coming.
� DO stay inside the cones.
� DO follow the path to the viewing platform.
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
Artifacts vs.
Fossils
“The
Uncharted
Adventure”
Buried
Treasure and
Mystery
� Archeology is the systematic study of
the human past through the analysis of
material remains.
Treasure Hunter
Palentologists
Only Digs Tombs
ARCHEOLOGY IN SAN GABRIEL
PRE-
HISTORIC
Tongva
MISSION
Mission
EARLY
SETTLER
Anglo
CITY
FOUNDING
� Archeologists from SWCA
� Team led by John Deiter
This site is where we can see evidence of the Gabrielino-Tongva people, the
Spanish, the early settlers, and the beginnings of the City of San Gabriel.
THIS IS THE SITE THAT YOU WILL VISIT
WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE?
Research for
this
excavation
began
several years
ago and
coincided
with the
creation of a
Historic
Structures
Report that is
on file with
the State
Office of
Historic
Preservation
� Formulate Research Questions.
� When was this site first occupied? Is there evidence of the Tongva village of Shevaanga?
� Which artifacts belong only to the Tongva? Which artifacts are a mix of the Tongva and Spanish?
� Aside from gardening…what other activities took place here?
� Do the design, building materials, and basic measurements of architectural features at the SG Mission reflect Spanish, Anglo-American, or Native American architectural traditions, or some mixture of these?
WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE?
Field work is
going to
explore a site
first hand to
search for
artifacts.
� Field Work
Survey and Map the Site
Use of Ground Penetrating
Radar (GPR) identified more
than 200 potential artifacts.
30 test pits confirmed the
material significance of the site.
Excavate the Site
In progress. Thus far more than
1000 artifacts have been
Found.
WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE?
Small amounts of soil are excavated at a time.
Work is done carefully with shovels and brushes.
When an artifact is found, digging stops and recording starts.
WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE?
There are
various
interested
parties in the
artifacts from
this site.
� Lab Work
�Most of the work is being done off site.
For every 1 hour in the field, 5 are done
in the lab.
� Curation
� Fowler Museum at UCLA.
� Union Pacific Museum
� San Gabriel Mission
� SG Historical Assoc.
One last thing to look for…The Layers
of Time (Strata)
� Strata are layers of soil that have
built up over time. The deeper you dig
the older things are.PRESENT
PAST
All soil at the site is
sifted to catch any
relevant material and
to clearly understand
each strata at the site.
WHAT FOLLOWS?
The excavation of this site is only going to
last a few weeks. Once the artifacts are
moved to a lab, work will begin to lower the
train tracks.
As the trenching for the train
begins, SWCA and Tongva
monitors will remain involved in
case significant artifacts are found.
However, the formal excavation is
taking place now.