PALOMAR COLLEGE
ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAM
A Winning Combination
Brief Program History
 Created
in 1975
 Designated as the Community College
Public Archaeology Program for
Southern California
 Founded by Dennis O’Neil
 Later led by Stephen Crouthamel
 Directed Since 1996 by Philip de Barros
Program for Whom?
 The
highly motivated avocationalist
 The student seeking a career in
Cultural Resource Management
(CRM)
 The student pursuing an advanced
degree who wants good practical
field and lab training
Program Degree and
Certificates
 A.A.
Degree in Archaeology (33 units)
Certificates (21 units each)
Archaeological Excavator
Archaeological Surveyor and Lab Assistant
Program Org Chart
PROGRAM HEAD
Philip de Barros, Ph.D.
INTRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 110
FALL EXCAVATION CLASSES
ANTH 120 and 205
2 Field Assistants
2 Lab Assistants
INTRO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 100
SPRING LAB ANALYSIS CLASS
ANTH 215
INTRO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 105
SPRING SURVEY CLASSES
ANTH 210 and 220
3 Field Assistants
OTHER ANTHRO COURSES
AND ELECTIVES INCLUDING
ANTH 225 – Historical Archaeology
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
CE 150 and ANTH 297
Excavator Certificate
Excavator Certificate
Required Courses for
Excavator Certificate
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Intro Physical Anthropology
Intro Cultural Anthropology
Intro Archaeology
Archaeological Excavation
Advanced Excavation
Prehistoric Cultures of North America
Original Californians OR
Physical Anthropology Lab (1 unit) + Special
Problems in Archaeology (2 units)
Surveyor & Lab Assistant
Certificate
Surveyor & Lab Assistant
Certificate
Required Courses for
Surveyor & Lab Assistant
Certificate
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Intro Physical Anthropology
Intro Cultural Anthropology
Intro Archaeology
Archaeological Excavation
Archaeological Surveying
Lab Analysis
Advanced Excavation OR
Advanced Surveying
Types of Internships
 Museums, Labs, and Curation Facilities
 San Diego Archaeological Center
 San Diego Museum of Man
 Palomar College Archaeology Lab
 South Coastal Information Center
 Barona Museum and Cultural Center
 Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
 Private Environmental Firms
 Tierra Environmental Services (Scripps Ranch)
 ASM Affiliates (Encinitas)
 Government Agencies
 Calif. State Parks (San Diego, Cuyamaca, Anza
Borrego
Internship Program Growth
1996-2001
30
25
20
ANTH 297
CE 150
ALL
15
10
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0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Program Upgrades I
Equipment 1997-2000
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Infrared total station for mapping
GPS units with Pathfinder software
Digital scales and light table
Digital camera, scanner, & camcorder
2 Pentium computers & field laptop
36” color map plotter and digitizer
ArcView GIS 3.2 and Auto CAD 2000
10 tripod screens and field flotation device
200 topographic and historical maps
Program Upgrades II
Equipment & Programs
2000-2004
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Conversion of Site Catalogs to Electronic
Format with MS Access
4 Pentium III 800 mHZ Dell computers
New Pentium 4 computer, 2004
Dell Inspiron 8000 field laptop
Idrisi 32 GIS and contouring software
Additional copies of ArcView GIS 3.2 and Auto
CAD 2004
Trimble GPS Datalogger Version 3.0 with
Pathfinder 2.80 software.
Program Upgrades III
Courses and Training
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Advanced Archaeological Survey (ANTH 220)
 GPS, Total Station, and AutoCad Map training
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Internship Program Thru Coop Ed (CE 150)
 New Course, Fall 2004: Historical Archaeology
(ANTH 225)
 Certificate in GIS option (5 courses)
 120 hrs ESRI ArcView 3.2 and ArcGIS 8/9
training for program coordinator
Community Outreach I
High Schools and Colleges
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High School Interns and Contacts at San
Marcos, Buena Vista, West hills, and City
Center High Schools
 Career Day Presentations to Local High
Schools and High School Counselors
 Escondido Summer Work Program
 Joey Parish, Orange Glenn High School
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Agreement with Cal State San Marcos
 USD Archaeology Cooperation Conference
Community Outreach II
Press
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Palomar Telescope and Class Schedules
 Ads for Survey and Excavation Classes
 Articles on Current On-Campus Excavations
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North County Times
 Articles on 1997, 2002 and 2003 excavation classes
 Feature article on program in 1999
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San Diego Union Tribute: 2002 feature article
 Listing Program in AAA Departments of
Anthropology, 2000-2001 edition
Community Outreach III
Internet Web Pages
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Archaeology Program (11,503 hits)
 Program Goals and Course Descriptions
 Degree and Certificate Requirements
 Career and Employment Opportunities
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Cuyamaca 2000 Survey Photo Essay (2412 hits)
Student Success Stories Photo Essay (1351 hits)
Excavations 2000-2003 Photo Essays
California Indian Conference 2002
ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB 2003-2004
Link to Soc. for Calif. Archaeology Web Page
Program Growth 1996-2004*
*Dr. de Barros on Sabbatical Spring 2002
100
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70
60
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40
30
20
10
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Excavation
Survey
Lab
Internships
ALL
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
Thank You All!