Santa Barbara County Archaeological Society

05/06/2019

Tonight's original speaker, Dr. James Brooks, has had to cancel for personal reasons. SBCAS Vice President Dr. John Johnson has agreed to fill in and will be presenting on:

Two Pioneers in Santa Barbara County Archaeology:
Stephen Bowers and David Banks Rogers

The talk will still begin at 7:30 p.m. in Farrand Hall at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and is free to the public. We hope to see you there!

04/18/2017

12/20/2016

Due to the upcoming holidays the SBCAS will be changing the date of the first meeting of the new year to WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4! We hope to see you all at our first meeting of 2017!

Happy Holidays!

12/06/2016

Tonight is the night! Dr. John Johnson will be presenting starting at 7:30 pm. Don't be late!

11/04/2016

Do you want to learn more about Chumash culture? Come join us at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History TOMORROW for a special event: “Supak’a: Chumash Family Gathering!"

Here you will have the opportunity to witness a wide array of traditional presentations by members of the four Chumash tribes, including singing, dancing, storytelling, basketweaving, and more.

Admission to this event is free!

10/17/2016

Tonight is the night! Dr. Jan Timbrook will be giving a FREE lecture and tour of the new American Indian Basketry exhibit in Fleischmann Auditorium starting at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00). Hope to see you all there!

03/18/2016

Dr. Anabel Ford and Dr. Lynn Gamble will be holding a joint book signing at the Tecolote Book Shop tomorrow, March 19, from 4 pm to 6 pm!

03/09/2016

Happy Wednesday! We hope to see you all tonight at our special March meeting! As a reminder, the meeting is starting a bit earlier than usual, at 7:00 p.m., and is being held in Fleischmann Auditorium. See you tonight!

02/25/2016

We hope that everyone can make it out for our special lecture about the northern Channel Islands by Dr. Jon Erlandson on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m., presented in conjunction with Channel Islands National Park and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History! Society members, please note the special date and time!

02/01/2016

Good afternoon, everyone! We hope to see you all tonight at 7:30 pm in Farrand Hall for "They're Just Rocks," John Foster's presentation on the archaeological excavations that took place at Mission San Miguel last year!

12/07/2015

Happy Monday! Tonight is our final lecture of 2015. Please join us at 7:30 pm in Farrand Hall at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to learn more about what cranial variation can tell us about the migration patterns of ancient peoples from Dr. Susan Kuzminsky!