Dr. Jerry Schaefer

Dr. Jerry Schaefer is a Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator at the firm of ASM Affiliates. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Arizona. His work on urban historic archaeology spans three continents including major field projects on Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic sites in Israel, Egypt and Jordan.

Since 1980 he has worked on several projects in downtown San Diego, including sites in the PETCO Park area, documenting the past lifeways of San Diego's first urban pioneers. He has also directed major excavations at rural San Diego homesteads such as the Robert Israel Adobe, and even a recreational sportfishing facility at Point Mugu in Ventura County.

Among Dr. Schaefer's major investigations at prehistoric sites is a component of the village of Cosoy in Mission Valley. Dr. Schaefer is also the author of several major articles and reports on the archaeology and prehistoric ceramics of the Colorado Desert and ancient Lake Cahuilla. Dr. Schaefer serves as consulting archaeologist to CCDC, the Imperial Irrigation District, the Coachella Water District, and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.