Proposed Interpretive Trail at Fort Ross State Historic Park

Ask an Archaeologist, Episode 9: Proposed Interpretive Trail at Fort Ross State Historic Park

Professor Kent Lightfoot is a North American archaeologist who has worked in New England, the American Southwest, and the Pacific Coast of North America. He specializes in the study of coastal hunter-gatherer peoples, culture contact research, and the archaeology of colonialism. His recent research projects include field work at Fort Ross State Historic Park, where a collaborative team of scholars are considering the long-term implications of multi-ethnic interactions between Russians, Native Alaskans, and Native Californians at Colony Ross (1812-1841).

For more information about the Proposed Interpretive Trail at Fort Ross State Historic Park, check out: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=30136

Downloadable PDF of "Metini Village: An Archaeological Study of Sustained Colonialism in Northern California" by Kent Lightfoot and Sara Gonzalez: https://arf.berkeley.edu/region/fort-ross

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