Publisher's Synopsis
The Nate Harrison Historical Archaeology Project unites research, teaching, and community engagement. It offers new insight into the multi-ethnic development of San Diego County, trains the next generation of archaeologists, and celebrates public history in a most accessible manner. The project, which began in 2004, is an ongoing endeavor.
The 2017 interim technical report presented here is a continuation of the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 interim technical reports. Except where noted, this report employs the same core archaeological techniques detailed in the 2004 report and amended in the 2005-08 reports. The 2017 report begins with an additional set of historical records, including photographs, narratives, and legal documents with a direct tie to the life and legacy of Nate Harrison. Interested community members forwarded many of the records to Professor Mallios.
Like the five previous technical reports from 2004 to 2008 and the 2017 final report that covered the first decade of excavation at the site, this 2017 interim technical report also discusses the excavation results from the past field season (spring of 2017). It details stratigraphic insights from the excavation season, and provides temporal and spatial summaries of the site's material assemblage. The report concludes with an overview of the large one-day exhibit on the Nate Harrison Historical Archaeology Project that the SDSU Association of Anthropology Students designed and displayed in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union's Montezuma Hall on April 18, 2017. In synthesizing the sixth year of historical and archaeological work on the Nate Harrison Historical Archaeology Project, this annual publication serves as the 2017-2018 interim technical report.
