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and analyzing this collection at the Stanford Archaeology
Center laboratories. We are joined in our efforts by
zooarchaeologist Cheryl Smith at UC Berkeley,
archaeobotanist Virginia Popper at UCLA, and lithic analyst
Kathleen Hull at San Jose State University. The findings of
both field and laboratory studies will be compiled in an
annual progress report to be produced in May 2004.
A Holistic Approach to Research on Culture Contact
The Tennessee Hollow Watershed Archaeology Project
integrates oral history, ethnography, and archival research
with archaeology in the study of culture contact. This past
spring, I began an oral history study to locate and interview
people whose heritage is related to the Spanish-colonial/
Mexican era at the Presidio of San Francisco generally, and to
El Polín Spring specifically. Twenty-nine interviews have
been conducted to date, with more scheduled for the months
ahead. We are also fortunate to benefit from archival research
being conducted by US/ICAMOS Visiting Scholar Veronica
Dado, who has been transcribing and translating Spanishcolonial/Mexican
era documents related to the history of El
Presidio de San Francisco (Dado 2003).
Our project also includes a vigorous public interpretation
component with interpretive stations and tours for on-site
visitors (Figure 6). About 1,000 people visited the
excavations in Summer 2003 and a project website provides
regular project updates and opportunities for public comment
on our research (www.stanford.edu/group/presidio).
Because both archaeological and ethnohistoric research
are still in very early stages, it is premature to speculate on
what the conclusions of this investigation might be. Already,
however, we have found that the extramural residential areas
at El Presidio de San Francisco survive in the form of wellpreserved
archaeological deposits, and we anticipate that the
findings of this investigation will result in a more holistic
understanding of the dynamics and outcomes of culture
contact at colonial military settlements.
The Tennessee Hollow Watershed Archaeology Project is directed by
Dr. Barbara L. Voss through a research partnership between
Stanford University and the Presidio Trust in cooperation with the
National Park Service. Funding for this research has been
provided by several Stanford University programs, including
Urban Studies, Feminist Studies, the Office of Technology Licensing,
the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and the Iris F. Litt,
M.D., Fund.
References Cited
Barker, L.
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1992 Presidio of San Francisco National Historic Landmark
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Barker, L. R., C. Whatford and V. Bente
1997 Unraveling the Archeological Structure of the Presidio
of San Francisco. Paper presented at the Society for
California Archaeology 31st Annual Meeting, Rohnert
Park, California.
Dado, V.
2003 El Presidio de San Francisco: Spanish Colonial
Documentation Translation Project. Report submitted to
the Presidio Trust and the National Park Service,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Ivey, J.
1991 Inventory of Potential Archaeological Resources of Presido
[sic] San Francisco. Report submitted to the National
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Milliken, R.
1995 A Time of Little Choice. Ballena Press Anthropological
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Voss, B. L.
1999 Report on Archaeological Shovel Probe Survey at the
Presidio of San Francisco, 1997-1998. Report submitted
to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
National Park Service.
2002 The Archaeology of El Presidio de San Francisco: Culture
Contact, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Spanish-colonial
Military Community. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of
California, Department of Anthropology.
Voss, B. L. and V. G. Bente
1996 Archaeological Discovery and Investigation of the Historic
Presidio de San Francisco. Woodward-Clyde Consultants.
Report submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Friday, 19 March 2004
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