SAS Archives

Historical Archives for the Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc.

Welcome to the archives of highlighted events which have transpired in recent years.  These are categorized into tours and presentations.

Tours

2023 Tour – Fremont: Fossils, Native Americans, and Mission

2023 Tour – Nevada Caves, Rock Art, Fossils and Mining

2022 Tour – El Presidio Tour

2022 Tour – Old Sacramento Waterfront Archaeology Tour

2021 Tour – Four Corners Ancient Pueblos and Rock Art Tour

2021 Tour – A Taste of Nevada Heritage – Caves, Rock Art and Paiute Culture

2019 Santa Cruz Archaeological Tour

2019 Oregon Archaeological Tour

2018 Bishop Volcanic Tablelands Rock Art Tour

2018 Ancient Pueblo and Rock Art Tour

2017 Vasco Caves Tour

2017 Mexico/Anza Borrego Tour

2016 Utah Rock Art Tour

2016 Oregon Paleo Indian Tour

2016 Clear Lake Tour

2015 Texas Archaeological Tour

2015 Sierra Rock Art Tour

2014 Arizona Archaeology Field Trip

2013 Merlot, Mammoths and Middens Tour

2012 Santa Cruz Island Archaeology Tour

2012 Anza Borrego Tour

2011 Sierra Rock Art Tour

2011 North Coast Archaeological Tour

2010 Paisley Cave Tour

2010 Marsh Creek–Ancient Stratigraphy at a Windmiller Site

2009 Painted Rock Pictograph Tour of Carrizo Plain National Monument

2007 Little Petroglyph Canyon Tour

2006 Chico Area Archaeological and Cultural Tour

Presentations/Workshops

2023 Flintknapping Workshop” led by Kevin Smith

2019 “Olmec Encounters” by John & Dan Foster, “Puebloean Culture and Rock Art of Colorado and Utah” by Knuti VanHoen and Paul K Davis, and “Peopling of Americas” by Jan Johansen

2018 “Viewing California’s Past through Seeds and Science”, by Eric Wohlgemuth and Al Schwitalla

2018 “New Evidence–Humans in North America more than 15,000 years ago”, by Dr. Jon Erlandson, Dr. Pat O’Grady, and Dr. Michael B. Collins

2017 “Archaeology – A Journey of Discovery from Ancient Origins to Recent Past”, by Allan Keown, Dr. Teresa Steele, and John Winner

2016 “Paleo-Indian Culture in California”, by Gerrit Fenenga, Rick Fitzgerald, and Greg White

2015 “Stone Age Metaphors: Sacred Stories and Symbolic Songs of the Immortal Bighorn”, by Dr. Alan Garfinkel Gold

2014 “Examining Archaeology: Looking in, Looking back and Looking under” by Dan Foster, Gerret Fenenga, and John Foster

2008 “The Pleasures of Ruins” by Brian Fagan

2007 “Mural of San Bartolo and Origins of Maya Gods and Kings by Dr. Karl Taube