IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM CAL CITY CAVE, CA-KER-517, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2002

Summary

Charcoal recovered from a small, but well-developed midden with a high concentration of

rock and charcoal in the Cal City Cave, CA-KER-517, was submitted for identification. This site

is located within the corporate boundaries of California City in southeastern Kern County,

California. It consists of a small rock shelter that is believed to have functioned as a work station

for the processing of faunal material in the historic/protohistoric time period. Charcoal was

identified to provide information concerning woods burned as fuel at this site.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM CAL CITY CAVE, CA-KER-517, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman. 2002 ( tDAR id: 378802) ; doi:10.6067/XCV81V5DDT

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Keywords

Material
Wood

Site Name
Cal City Cave

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Cal City Cave • California • California City • Charcoal Identification • Kern County • MIdden

Geographic Keywords
California • California City • Kern (County)

Temporal Keywords
Historic/Protohistoric

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