SELECTED PROJECTS

SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc., Civic Center Project, Fremont, California
Conducted archaeological monitoring and data recovery at site Ca-Ala-343 resulting in the recovery of 311 prehistoric human skeletons on a 12-acre commercial/residential development at Civic Center Drive and Walnut Boulevard, Fremont, California.  Services focused on assisting the client in complying with City and State (CEQA) guidelines for the mitigation of impacts to significant prehistoric cultural resources.  Technical studies included Osteological analysis of 311 human burials and associated funerary remains, hydration and x-ray fluorescence of obsidian artifacts, AMS (C-14) dating of shell artifacts, shell bead and bone tool analysis, lithic analysis, and other aspects.  Technical report of findings is in preparation and expected to be completed by December 2004.

Project Manager: Mr. Andrew A. Weissman
SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc.
1 SunAmerica Center
Los Angeles, California 90067-6022
Telephone: (310) 772-6029
 

North State Resources, Inc., Fiber Optic Project, Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, California
Conducted archaeological monitoring and Native American Indian consultation/monitoring of excavations for the installation of fiber optic cable throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Region.  Services focused on assisting the client in complying with California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), City, County, and State (CEQA) guidelines for the mitigation of impacts to significant prehistoric cultural resources.

Project Manager: Mr. Tim Reilly
NORTH STATE RESOURCES, Inc.
5000 Bechelli Lane, Suite 203
Redding, California 96002
Telephone: (530) 222-5347
 

Central Chevrolet New Body Shop Construction Project, Fremont, California
Conducted emergency salvage/removal of 20 prehistoric human skeletal remains and burial associations.  Services included archaeological monitoring and Native American Indian consultation/monitoring of excavations to complete project mitigation and the preparation of a Final Report of Findings.

Project Manager: Mr. Richard Brunelli, President and Owner, Central Chevrolet
4949 Thornton Avenue
Fremont, California 94536
Telephone: (510) 793-1340
 

Montessori Schools of Fremont New Wing Addition, Fremont, California
Conducted archaeological monitoring which resulted in the discovery of a previously unknown Mission Period Neophyte Indian Dormitory (circa. 1810-1811) associated with site Ca-Ala-1/H, Mission San Jose.  Services included assisting the client with the mitigation of impacts to this historic resource through a program of data recovery including exposure of the feature and archaeological test excavations which resulted in the recovery of over 300 individual artifacts and a large quantity of faunal remains.  Analysis of the excavations and the Final Report of Findings helped to answer important research questions regarding the Neophyte Indian population at Mission San Jose.

Project Manager: Mr. Michael Leahy, President of The Alsion Montessori Foundation
155 Washington Boulevard
Fremont, California 94539
Telephone: (510) 490-1993
 

East Bay Regional Park District, Big Break Regional Shoreline, Oakley, California
Conducted emergency recovery and analysis of 13 discrete prehistoric human burials in danger of erosion at site Ca-CCo-538, located within the Big Break Regional Shoreline in Contra Costa County, California.  Services included archaeological excavation of the remains, Native American Indian consultation/monitoring and Most Likely Descendant recommendations.  Technical studies included Osteological analysis of the skeletal material and associated funerary artifacts, hydration and x-ray fluorescence of obsidian artifacts, AMS (C-14) dating of shell artifacts, shell bead and bone tool analysis, lithic analysis, and a technical report of findings.

Project Manager: Mr. Tom Mikkelson, Assistant General Manager
East Bay Regional Park District
2950 Peralta Oaks Court
Oakland, California 94605-0381
Telephone: (510) 635-0135

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