On-Site Computerization: A Case Study in Historic Archaeology

Abstract

Since 1979 I have been involved with the analysis of archaeological remains from Mission San Antonio de Padua, in the former Spanish Province of Alta California. We have been focusing our attention at the Mission on two behavioral areas. The first of these is the neophyte quarters. The second is the soldiers' barracks, The data retrieved from these excavations have been used to test a micro-computer system for on-site analysis.