IDENTIFICATION OF MACROFLORAL REMAINS FROM THE BREAKFAST CANYON SHELTERS, SITE CA-INY-272, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Summary

T\do small rockshelters were discovered in Breakfast Canyon, Death Valley,

California. These shelters were utilized within the past 300 years, possibly by

Southern Paiute or Western Shoshone peoples. Both shelters were used only for

storage, and each contained one storage pit filled with basketry material, tule

and grass mats, and fiber cordage. Contents of these "grass"-lined storage

features were examined to determine materials present in the pits, and to

determine materials used in constructing baskets and inlining the pits. A dried

fruit and fibers from a coprolite were also sent for identification.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 92-066

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