Mojave Desert, California (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ronald I. Dorn. D. B. Bamforth. T. A. Cahill. J. C. Dohrenwend. B. D. Turrin. D. J. Donahue. J. T. Tull. A. Long. M. E. MacKo.

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DOCUMENT Full-Text R.A. Varney.

The Oasis of Mara is a permanent spring located in the Mojave desert in Twentynine Palms, California. This spring has served as important source of water and center for human occupation in the high desert region from prehistoric to post World War II. A geologic trench at the site revealed a layer dated to 9000 years BP that represented either an eolian lense or a liquifaction feature within a stratum containing marsh sediments. Three pollen samples were analyzed from above, below and within...