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Contents
Background to Native Use of the Project Area ........................... 1
Native Settlements in the Vicinity of the Project Area ..................................................................... 1
Plants Found in the Project Area Used by Native Peoples .............................................................. 6
Yucca Buds, Bulbs, Corms, and Roots ............................................................................................................................... 7
Seed Gathering and Processing .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Acorns 10
Manzanita Berries .............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Juniper Berries ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Settlement System Research 12
Survey for Archaeological Sites in Project Area ....................... 13
Survey of Project Area 13
Description of Archaeological Sites ............................................••..••.•••••••.••..••..•.••••.••.............•.•.••••. 14
Comments Concerning EIR and EIS Documents ..................... 15
Evaluation of Sites and Development of a Mitigation Plan for
Archaeology ..................................................•........................... 16
Dating of Ovens .........•.•................................................................................••••.•.••.•.•.••••.•.•...•.••......... 17
Midden Constituent Analysis ............................................................................................................. 17
Tool Analysis •.......................................................•.............•....••...•.••.....•.••...•....•...................•.•..•.••..•• 17
Pollen Studies ............................................•....•...•.•....•..•..••.•....•......•.••..........•.......••....••.•.•.••..•.••...•..... 18
Floral Analysis 19
Soil Studies 19
Effects on Native Culture ............................................................ 19
Bibliography ................................................................................ 19
