State Archaeological Collections Research Facility
Archaeology, History and Museums
The State Archaeological Collections Research Facility (SACRF) in West Sacramento has much to offer. In addition to providing a location to process and research recent excavations in California State Parks, the facility is home to an extensive collection of archaeological photography and many artifact type collections.
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Artifact Type Collections
Artifact Type Collections are a group of objects similar in structure and use that has been assembled for use by researchers. The type collections offered at the SACRF include a bottle type collection, a ceramic type collection, a makers' mark collection and a vertebrate faunal collection. |
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Collections for Research
SACRF houses a number of collections that have been recovered by State Archaeologists and researchers. Artifacts from California State Parks in Monterey, Fort Ross, Old Sacramento, Old Town San Diego, San Juan Bautista and many more are in our facility.
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Milner’s Barbershop
Frank Milner arrived in Allensworth from the Bay Area in 1911 and set up his first barbershop in a small frame house. Milner’s barbershop played an important part in the early Allensworth community. The men of the town met at Milner’s to argue over "all manner of agreements and disagreements."
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Reconstruction of Mc Coy HouseState Park archaeologists excavated in Old Town San Diego to recover information needed to reconstruct a large residence built in 1869 by James McCoy, a well-to-do Irish immigrant who served as San Diego's sheriff and state senator.
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Robert Leavitt, graduate student in anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno, recently visited the State Archaeological Collections Research Facility in West Sacramento. Robert is currently researching stoneware mineral water jugs and is using the SACRF as a source of data for his MA thesis.
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California Department of Parks and Recreation
State Archaeological Collections Research Facility
2505 Port Street West Sacramento, CA 95691
TEL: (916) 375-5923 | FAX: (916) 375-5913 | lfelt@parks.ca.gov
