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Indeed, as Radde noted, predation of pinnipeds has been so pervasive that data from archaeological sites suggest they behave differently today than in the past, moving their rookeries (where they birth and raise young) and foraging areas.
For Radde, the Catalina artifacts from the late Holocene study site (roughly 1315-570 years before the present, or BP) represented an immense challenge.
“The sheer density of marine mammal remains was the first surprise,” he said. “Regional archaeologists had already established baselines for significant hunting sites based on density of animal bones. In general, these assemblages are rare. Once I realized I was knee deep in a collection characterized by this I dove deep into the literature on pinniped hunting among hunter-gatherer-fishers.”
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The story behind what s hidden beneath the Ben Franklin Statue in SF s Washington Square Park
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A statue of Benjamin Franklin is seen in the center of Washington Square Park in San Francisco on Feb. 5, 2021. In the pedestal of the statue is a time capsule that was place inside in 1979 and will be opened in 2079.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE
It’s unclear what Dr. Henry Cogswell was trying to say about the life of San Franciscans in 1879 when he placed a string of buttons in his time capsule in Washington Square Park.
Perhaps it went just as he planned, playing a joke 100 years in the making, as Supervisor John Molinari immediately broke the string during the 1979 unveiling, scattering buttons everywhere during the ceremony.
Every evening throughout the month of December, people strolling or driving past Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco will notice an ever-changing lightscape of images projected on the historic building’s facade.
The light installation, by multimedia storyteller and congregant Ben Wood, animates the history of the 170-year-old Reform synagogue. Interweaving holiday imagery into the display of archival photos, the project aims to remind people of the presence of the temple in the community even while it is closed due to the pandemic.
A statement announcing the project, the brainchild of Rabbi Jonathan Singer, said that “Emanu-El is committed to celebrating Hanukkah during the Covid-19 pandemic with innovative experiences that transcend the screen, connect the community, and highlight its sacred space, all while maintaining social distance.”