The following examples demonstrate the power of the Internet for sharing archaeological information with the public.

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Putting the "There" There: Historical Archaeologies of West Oakland

This web presentation of the Cypress Archaeology Project is an outstanding example of reaching out to the public with CRM research. Both an extensive interpretive narrative and individual technical reports are available as html and pdf files. Undertaken by the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University, this project is one of the largest CRM projects conducted to date as well as one of the most ‘publicly interpreted’.

Archaeology of a San Francisco Neighborhood

This is the California Department of Transportation’s first large scale web site for a historical archaeology mitigation project. It is the result of two archaeological projects undertaken by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) at Sonoma State University in the South of Market area of San Francisco. Caltrans funded the development of this Web site.

Texas Beyond History

This web site was developed by the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with 16 other organizations. Begun in 2001, its purpose is to interpret and share the results of archeological and historical research on the cultural heritage of Texas with the citizens of Texas and the world. In this virtual museum you will find information on and images of many different aspects of the cultural legacy of Texas, a legacy spanning at least 13,500 years.

Updated 12/09/2009