The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis, Revised Edition: Race and Sexuality in Colonial San Francisco - Paperback

by Barbara L. Voss (Author)

In this interdisciplinary study, Barbara Voss examines religious, environmental, cultural, and political differences at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, to reveal the development of social identities within the colony. Voss reconciles material culture with historical records, challenging widely held beliefs about ethnicity.

Author Biography

Barbara L. Voss is associate professor of anthropology at Stanford University and coeditor of The Archaeology of Colonialism and Archaeologies of Sexuality.