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the first one is determining where we were going to do archaeology. we start with the geotechnical area that shows basically the area underneath. there are three areas we're particularly interested in. one is the top of the sand formation. that is the orange band. that was ground surface during the ice age, which is when people first entered the area, then there it is the dune sand, which is near the top here. it is the orange color. that was the sand dunes that surrounded san francisco bay during the time of the native american occupation. above that there is a layer filled, which i...

industries were and so forth. that's the end is what we're most interested in. further inland, a block between first and second, which is the new transit center area. there is more of a residential area with various businesses scattered through, and we are using the historic maps and insurance maps along with the senses and city directors to identify people that live in this area. the maps show there are houses where the back yards were, and those of the areas we're most interested in. that is where there would be the outhouses, and that is where people had pits to bury their trash. ...

those of the areas we're most interested in. that is where there would be the outhouses, and that is where people had pits to bury their trash. and that is the best evidence we will find. this is part of the evidence we use to figure out where we need to work. using the historic maps we can look at parcels and determine where there is likely to be finds. we do not want to work in area where there were disturbances that would destroy any archaeological evidence. this tells us where basements were. if you have a basement, it would have destroyed the historical archaeology alevidence in...

find them. then smoke and pipe wade -- made out of white clay. kids marbles. a dog collar that has the number of the san francisco dog license for that particular dog. decorative items, which had been somewhat fancy for a woman to wear with a nicer about it. then this figurine with what we're calling a hunting scene. this would have been sitting in someone's parlor or front room. paul mentioned there is obviously the industrial component to the waterfront. these are some of the things that reflect the past industry going on there. simple items like this chisel. the handle is no longe...

a couple of houses over. these are personal items that people costs. we can recreate a bit of their life when they were not normally recorded. these are things like a toothbrush, which at the time would have been made out of bone. a coma. this is right after vulcanized rubber had been invented essentially. a chamber pot. various remedies. lots of medicinal -- medicinal bottles. these apothecary jars. the small ceramic jars would have held the medicinal items we are used to but in a different packaging. the large one in the center. a local drug who was a san francisco apothecary who h...