EXPLANATION OF PLATES

Plate 17

Phase II burials from LAn-2. a. Burial 4 flexed on back with associated rock cairn. b. Burial 4 with cairn removed. c. Burial 1, flexed with associated rock. d. Burial flexed on left side. e. Burial 10, LAn-1, showing sets of leg bones from two individuals.

Plate 18

Burials, features, and artifacts from LAn-1. a. Burial 11, showing only long bones and mandible fragment. b. Feature 21, showing metate fragments and human long bone. c. Slab and shallow-basin metates. d. Feature 24, weathered metate fragments.

Plate 19

Features, LAn-1. a. Feature 25, a cache of six manos. b. Feature 14, a cache of four manos. c. Exposed features in central portion of site. d. Feature 15 and showing burial 10 in upper left.

Plate 20

Features, LAn-1. a. Feature 26, showing inverted metates, manos, and core tools. b. Feature 22, showing deep-basin metate that has been turned over, and manos, c. Feature 28, showing inverted “killed” metate, metate fragments, and manos. d. Feature 23, showing large concentration of metate fragments, core tools, manos, and fire-fractured stone.

Plate 21

Topanga Culture Phase I projectile points and blades from LAn-1. a-i. Patinated basalt specimens. j. Laminated chert. k-l. Chert. m. Crescent stone or “amulet.”

Plate 22

Topanga Culture Phase II knives and projectile points. a, b. Chert and obsidian knives. c-e. Side-notched points. f, g. Contracting-stem points. h, i. Lozenge points. j, k. Contracting-stem points. l-u. Lozenge points.

Plate 23

Cog stones, drills, and projectile points. a-c. Cog Stones. d-e. Quartzite hand reamers or drills. (Specimens a-e are from Tank Site, LAn-1.) f-m. Topanga Culture Phase II projectile points from LAn-2.

Plate 24

Pestles and charmstone (?) fragment. a-c. Pestles from LAn-1. d. Flanged pestle from LAn-2. e. Belmnite fossil fragment or charmstone from LAn-1.

Plate 17. Phase II Burials from Site LAn-2

Plate 18. Burials, Features, and Artifacts from Site LAn-1

Plate 19. Features, LAn-1

Plate 20. Features, LAn-1

Plate 21. Topanga Culture Phase I Projectile Points
and Blades from Site LAn-1

Plate 22. Topanga Culture Phase II Knives and Projectile Points

Plate 23. Cog Stones, Drills, and Projectile Points

Plate 24. Pestles and Charmstone (?) Fragment