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Archaeologist Jon Erlandson excavates the redwood boxes from a cliffside on San Nicolas Island in 2010. Photo: René Vellanoweth / California State University, Los Angeles
The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas IslandAmerican Archaeology Magazine

The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
CA-KIN-4CaliforniaPreserves

CA-KIN-4

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinApr 9, 2024
photo showing old ranch building and a windmill
FIELD NOTE: More features found at Arbegast-Tunawee RanchAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: More features found at Arbegast-Tunawee Ranch

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
photo of woman wearing a white hardhat and standing inside a tunnel lit by a bright light on the right-hand side of the photo
FIELD NOTE: Society for Historical Archaeology conferenceAmerican Archaeology MagazineCalifornia

FIELD NOTE: Society for Historical Archaeology conference

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
A man and a woman stand near a petroglyph-covered boulder in a desert setting.
FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy on The Rock Art PodcastAmerican Archaeology MagazineCalifornia

FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy on The Rock Art Podcast

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
Ghost DanceCaliforniaPreserves

Ghost Dance

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinFeb 28, 2024
Chinatown GardensCaliforniaPreserves

Chinatown Gardens

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 15, 2023
Butte-961CaliforniaPreserves

Butte-961

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2022
photo of large boulders with stacks of smaller rocks on top
ArbegastCaliforniaPreserves

Arbegast

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2021
Simone MoundCaliforniaPreserves

Simone Mound

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 24, 2020
TerrariumCaliforniaPreserves

Terrarium

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 17, 2020
Tour participants at the Borax Lake Preserve. Photo The Archaeological Conservancy.
Borax Lake Preserve: 12,000 Years of PrehistoryCaliforniaPreserves

Borax Lake Preserve: 12,000 Years of Prehistory

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJul 15, 2016
This chert biface tool was found at the site.
SiemerCaliforniaPreserves

Siemer

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 3, 2015
Kings 4California

Kings 4

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJan 27, 2015
Mojave River
Mojave PreserveCaliforniaPreserves

Mojave Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 9, 2014
Portuguese BenchCaliforniaPreserves

Portuguese Bench

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 2, 2014
Photo of a flat field overgrown with weeds and a small grove of trees in the background.
RedtfeldtCaliforniaPreserves

Redtfeldt

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2013
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