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DTIC ADA173866: Archaeological Study of CA-VEN-110, Ventura, California.

CA-VEN-110 is a coastal Chumash site bordering Mugu Lagoon in Ventura County, an area known as an important prehistoric and protohistoric provincial capitol. The field test was designed to evaluate its integrity and scientific research potential. The shell midden proved considerably thicker than predicted, buried below thick sediments. The deposit was unusually rich in faunal remains. Four features were recorded and two burials, bringing the total known interments to nine. Five radiocarbon dates are stratigraphically consistent between 1230 and 960 years BP, with continuing occupation into the early historical period demonstrated by Late shell and a few glass beads. Although the primary site function seems related to subsistence, other activities represented include lithic maintenance and beadmaking. Evidence from radiocarbon, palynology, geomorphology, bead typology, and internal stratigraphy confirms that the midden is an intact primary deposit. Data recovered confirm that the CA-VEN-110 has potential to contribute valuable information toward the solution of important scientific research problems at the regional level. The assessment supports the 1975 finding that the site is eli

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