Southwest California (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Samples from the fill of a firepit at site CA-KER-5955 in southwest California were examined for charred macrofloral remains. Recovery of a class G Olivella bead suggests late prehistoric use of the site. The site yielded a variety of artifacts, including a probable mortar, flaked stone tools, mussel shell, fire-affected rock, and Olivella shell artifacts, suggesting that the site might have served as a base camp. Macrofloral analysis is used to contribute to paleoenvironment...