{"id":468,"date":"2023-02-21T01:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T01:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2023-02-28T00:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:21:02","slug":"convent-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/?page_id=468","title":{"rendered":"The Dig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-d5db3a3\" data-block-id=\"d5db3a3\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-d5db3a3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-51b6e4d\" data-block-id=\"51b6e4d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-51b6e4d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-51b6e4d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b075ebd\" data-block-id=\"b075ebd\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b075ebd-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-347c83a\" data-block-id=\"347c83a\"><style>.stk-347c83a-container{background-image:url(https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kids1918-1.jpg) !important;background-attachment:fixed !important;background-position:top center !important;background-repeat:no-repeat !important;background-size:contain !important}.stk-347c83a-container:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.5 !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-347c83a-container stk-hover-parent stk--has-background-overlay\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-347c83a-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>The Dig<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe1bbe6\" data-block-id=\"fe1bbe6\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe1bbe6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-09cb4b7\" data-block-id=\"09cb4b7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-09cb4b7{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-09cb4b7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-09cb4b7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1904-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color wp-image-901\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:10px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1904-2.jpg 587w, https:\/\/wolfcreekarcheology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1904-2-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span style=\"color: var(--theme-palette-color-8, #ffffff);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Immaculate Heart School ~1900<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-36ec0c8\" data-block-id=\"36ec0c8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-36ec0c8{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-36ec0c8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-36ec0c8-inner-blocks\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">During July 2002, Parker &amp; Associates Archaeological Research was asked to monitor construction excavation for additions to Mission Prep High School in San Luis Obispo.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>The 1920&#8217;s Catholic school is located across the street from Mission San Luis Obispo, one of the 21 Spanish missions built in California when it was part of Spain during the 1700&#8217;s.&nbsp; Although a surface inspection of the project area failed to turn up any historical materials, it was expected that buried artifacts and historic features related to the Mission might be discovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>During the construction work, 17 buried historic features were encountered and recorded.&nbsp; These included buried trash deposits, a filled-in well, privy, foundation footings, and school sandbox.&nbsp; Five features represented Mission period activity (1776-1834), ten features represented Immaculate Heart Convent School activities (1876-1924), and two features were related to the existing 1924+ Catholic school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color\"><strong>The largest and most revealing feature was the outhouse associated with the 1876 Convent school.&nbsp; 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