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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF BOWERS CAVE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Albert B. Elsasser and Robert F. Heizer
INTRODUCTION 1
DESCRIPTION OF SPECIMENS 4
Basketry 4
Storage baskets . 5
Decorated baskets 8
Straight-sided deep dish basket • 9
Shallow tray or plaque 9
Gtobe-shaped basket. 9
Discussion 9
Feather Bands 13
Bone Whistles 17
Bullroarers 22
Stone Clubs 24
Miscellaneous Specimens 28
Wooden dagger 28
Wooden hook. 28
Haliotis shell cup 29
Haliotis bead 29
Steatite arrow straightener • 29
Antler wedge or gouge 30
SUMMARY 31
APPENDIX A: RELICS IN A CAVE, by Stephen Bowers 33
APPENDIX B: EXCERPT FROM TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE PEABODY MUSEUM, by F. W. Putnam. 36
BIBLIOGRAPHY 39
EXPLANATION OF PLATES . 44
PLATES 1 through 7 following 45
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