“Ventura County Archaeological Society is one of our County’s treasures- we should all help and participate in their work!
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INVESTIGATE
COLLECTIONS- HOW DO WE KEEP THEM SAFE? WHAT IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THESE ARTIFACTS?
How is a collection documented? What do we measure and how do we determine if an artifact needs preservation or treatment? Learn all these skills at the Collections Center which we maintain at the Chumash Indian Museum, next to their main building.
Archaeological investigations performed locally in Ventura County have revealed so much about the Early Spanish presence, as well as the earliest Native American lifeways in our region.
Maps and documents from the early 1900’s and late 1800’s show where the Land Grants were located
Drawings and oral histories of those who lived here in the early days are on file here and in other institutions in local Museums.
Writing a college paper and want to specialize in this area? We have library volumes available for use at our facility.
Here's just a small sampling of the types of collections that we help to preserve: from Olivas Adobe, from the regions around Pitas Point and from local Lang Ranch.
A chert point from our collections-
Did local tribes use particular types of stone for fire building? Find out!
Acorns, beads and other items survive in the earth- They were used by Early Peoples in our region-
WRITE TO THE CURATOR REQUESTING RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Email the curator with this email: rlarchslt@gmail.com
Submit a Request for Research – A request for research access for college students and scholars must be submitted in advance to the Curator.
Research rationale, purpose and goals– Clearly state your objectives for this research as well as any types of proposed photography, measurement, testing or other types of metrics you may wish to perform.
Response to request – The Curator will review your request and return an answer via your email.
Request full Library Index - For approved researchers, the library index will be emailed to you.
Engage with us- you can email other Society Board members. Use the “Contact” information on the Contact page.
Artistic talent? – we encourage artists who wish to perform archaeological illustration to contact our team.
Corporate partners: We partner with Ventura County corporate partners to promote the preservation of our local history.
CRPD Museums: CRPD collaborating Museums receive ‘partner’ advantages. Contact the Curator.
ARTIFACT DONATIONS? Contact the curator at the email listed above.
artifacts on exhibit
We have just completed a collaborative exhibit with the Chumash Interpretive Center. Future exhibits will be announced on our new website.
COMING SOON
FEATURED SLIDESHOW
We will have certain Powerpoints featured on our site as well as videos of archaeologists discussing their work- come, revisit and check it out!
INDEX
The index to our documents and volumes will be listed on a separate link to this site. We have an ongoing update to our listings.
Other documents are artifacts from Ventura County are located at Stagecoach Inn Museum, National Parks Service and at the State Archives at Fullerton, California.