Archaeological Soundbites

A series of lectures about the area by the former archaeology curator, Sandy Rodgers, can be viewed and downloaded below:

 

Unprovenanced Artifacts, why you don’t just pick things up and bring them to our Museum

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Ancient Climates

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Site Formation

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Petroglyph Dating- hard to do

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Coso Junction Projectile Points

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Obsidian Hydration Dating

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Radiocarbon Dating, C14

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Chronological Sequencing

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Archaeological Terminology

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Site Recording, a labor of love,

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Curation – how we do it

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Dendrochronology, counting tree rings

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Marker Artifacts

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Visit the Maturango Museum

The Maturango Museum is located at 100 E. Las Flores Ave in Ridgecrest, CA. We are open Daily, except major holidays.

Monday- Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 12 noon – 4pm

Admission is free to the Gift Shop and Information area.  Admission to museum exhibits and art gallery is free to members; for non-members we ask $5 per adult, $3 for seniors; military and military families free. Admission to the museum will be free to everyone the 2nd Saturday of each month!

Address: 100 E. Las Flores Ave - Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Tel: 760-375-6900

100 E. Las Flores Ave in Ridgecrest, CA 93555

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