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100 1 _aMassey, William C.
245 1 2 _aA Burial Cave in Baja California :
_bThe Palmer Collection, 1887
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aAnthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 8
500 _aRelease date is 2009-11-01
508 _aProduced by Colin Bell, Joseph Cooper, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"A Burial Cave in Baja California" by William C. Massey and Carolyn M. Osborne is a scientific publication, specifically an archaeological report, produced in the late 20th century. The book details the findings of Dr. Edward Palmer's excavation at Bahía de Los Angeles in Baja California, where he unearthed a burial cave containing skeletal remains and a variety of artifacts used by the extinct Indigenous peoples of the region. The work emphasizes the ethnographic and archaeological significance of the Palmer Collection, shedding light on the life and customs of the Borjeño tribe, who inhabited this arid environment. The content of the book outlines the archaeological context of the burial cave and offers a comprehensive analysis of the artifacts discovered, including stone pipes, bone implements, and decorative shell objects. The authors discuss the burial practices, the orientation of the skeletons, and the materials associated with the interments, suggesting a ceremonial significance. They also examine the environmental challenges faced by the indigenous populations, revealing how historical trade and cultural practices shaped their survival in the difficult landscape of Baja California. Overall, this detailed study enriches our understanding of the region's prehistory and the cultural legacy of the Native American tribes that once thrived there. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of Mexico -- Antiquities
653 _aIndians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula)
653 _aBaja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Antiquities
700 1 _aOsborne, Carolyn M.
830 0 _aAnthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 8
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30385
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