Past Event
Thursday, December 3, 2020, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Living Room Lecture: Avian Remains from the Presidio
All over the world from, San Diego
Cost: Free
San Diego Archaeological Center presents: The San Diego Presidio, established in AD 1769, was the first European settlement in Upper California. Very little is known about chicken husbandry in colonial America, which makes this study the first comprehensive analysis of chicken remains in North America. Chickens are scarcely mentioned in historical accounts describing early California, and information on their sex, age, or management is rare. Small-scale poultry production, likely managed by women and children, provided California presidios with a form of subsistence independence. This virtual event will be held on Zoom.