Featured Faculty and Research
Name
The San Diego County Gravestone Project
Type
Historic preservation
Professor(s)
Prof. Seth Mallios
Department
Anthropology
Description
Begun in the fall of 2002, the San Diego County Gravestone
Project entails surveying, inventorying, and analyzing all of the region’s
historical grave markers. Dr. Mallios currently leads teams of students,
employees, interns, and volunteers to each of the over 100 San Diego
County cemeteries where they measure, document, and digitally photograph
old gravestones. Students participating in this study simultaneously
investigate history and culture, noting intricate details of mortuary
art and symbolism, survey techniques, data collection strategies, methods
of statistical data analysis, local and regional history, and preservation
law.
Contact Information
Dr. Mallios
Phone:
(619) 594-4748
Email:
smallios@mail.sdsu.edu
Website:
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