School of Social Sciences

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will provide professional and technical cultural resources work for Caltrans, which will support the development and construction of the State transportation system in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma.  The services provided by ASC will assist Caltrans in complying with Federal and State environmental laws, cultural resource laws, stewardship of state-owned historic resources, cultural resources inventory of state right-of-way, and project-specific archaeological and

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The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will be assisting the Center for Dying and Living (CDL) by recording oral histories about palliative care, collecting stories from patients and caregivers about serious illness, disability, and end of life care. These stories will become a part of the CDL's online library, made accessible to the public.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will work closely with the staff of the Presidio Trust Archaeology Lab and conduct archaeological monitoring for the Presidio Tunnel Tops Project in San Francisco, CA.  The Presidio Trust and its contractors are constructing approximately 14 acres of new parkland to connect the Main Post to Crissy Field and there is potential for the inadvertent discovery of potentially significant archaeological materials during the construction excavation for the project.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will prepare and implement an Archaeological Testing Program for the 725 Harrison Project and undertake other steps as needed/required.  At the completion of the archaeological testing program, a written report of the findings will be submitted.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will complete a cultural resources study to support Abandoned Mineral Lands closure and stabilization projects at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. This study will support the National Park Service's ongoing efforts to address health and safety concerns at abandoned mines and to comply with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act, state historic and cultural preservation laws, and other applicable federal laws.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will prepare and implement an Archaeological Testing Plan for the 3330 Geary Blvd Project in San Francisco, California and prepare the Archaeological Testing Memo that presents the findings of the field effort.

The Anthropological Studies Center (ASC) will assist the California Department of Transportation, District 1(CalTrans) and Wylatti Resource Management by providing emergency cultural resource monitoring services for hazardous tree removal work as a result of the damages from the 2017 and 2018 Northern California wildfires in Lake County, CA.

Sonoma State University Professor Matthew Clark leads a NASA-funded project to monitor animal biodiversity, with the help of collaborative researchers, students, and volunteers also known as “citizen scientists”.  The project, known as Soundscapes to Landscapes (S2L), relies on remote sensing, which is an important tool for long-term monitoring of biodiversity.  S2L combines bioacoustic data collected by citizen scientists with satellite and environmental data to monitor bird diversity in Sonoma County, California.