ESSAS INCALIFONIA ARCHAEOLOGY A MEMORIAL TO FRANKLIN FENENGA WILLIAM J= WALLACE AND FRANCIs A. RIDDELL EDITORS I R -: e t S s - NtS;F-- ss 7- t 8 -! f} sx t--e} s t S -t -R > t -t < = t , - _ 0 W .5 . ' r* <> / {i X I z =, g si .. f -o . .: _ ' 0 N s~i - r ~~~ i= ~ 2' t ., ~ ,, NUMBER 60 CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH FACILTIY BERKELEY n 0 lcm Illustration of fluted projectile point from chapter 8 by Brian D. Dillon. Drawing by John McCammon. Cover photo: Frank Fenenga conducting an archaeological survey for a pipeline project in New Mexico circa 1950. Photo courtesy of Gerrit Fenenga. ISBN 1-882744-12-8 t4t23 141 ESSAYS IN CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY A MEMORIAL TO FRANKLIN FENENGA William J. Wallace and Francis A. Riddell Editors Number 60 Contributions of the University of California Archaeologieal Research Facility Berkeley Grants from the Archaeological Research Facility and the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of Califomia, Berkeley and from William J. Wallace helped make the publication of this volume possible. Library of Congress Catalog No. 2002111308 ISBN 1-882744-12-8 ? 2002 by the Regents of the University of Califomia Archaeological Research Facility University of Califomia at Berkeley Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in anyform or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information or storage and retrieval system, without written permissionfrom the publisher. Frank Fenenga conducting inspections of archaeological sites in western Fresno County in 1987 during an expedition of the Coalinga Archaeological Research Group (COALARG). Photo by Dan Foster. iii CONTENTS Acknowledgements William J. Wallace and Francis A. Riddell ............................................... .......... vii Franklin Fenenga and California Archaeology William J. Wallace .........................................................I1 2 Slakaiya Rock (CA-TRI-1): A Rediscovered Petroglyph Site near the Eel River, Trinity County, California Daniel G. Foster and John W. Foster ............................ ..............................3 3 Culture History of the New Melones Reservoir Area, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, California Michael J. Moratto ......................................................... 25 4 The Status of San Joaquin Valley Archaeology Francis A. Riddell ......................................................... 55 5 The Stoneware Site, a 16th Century Site on Drakes Bay Clement W. Meighan ......................................................... 62 6 An Intermediate Horizon Site on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Eleanor H. Bates ......................................................... 88 7 Excavations at an Archaeological Site near Livermore, California Donald F. McGeein ......................................................... 102 8 California Palaeolndians: Lack of Evidence, or Evidence of a Lack? Brian D. Dillon ......................................................... 110 9 Time, Form, and Variability: Lake Mojave and Pinto Periods in Mojave Desert Prehistory Claude N. Warren ......................................................... 129 10 Toloache Mortars (?) from the Palos Verdes Peninsula William J. Wallace ......................................................... 142 Obsidian Hydration in the Borax Lake Basin, Lake County, California David A. Fredrickson and Thomas M. Origer ......................................................... 148 12 A Remarkable Petroglyph Locality in Death Valley National Monument Edith Wallace ......................................................... 166 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Covering a variety of subjects dealing with Califomia archaeology, the following twelve essays were prepared by colleagues and long-term associates of Franklin Fenenga. A brief evaluation of Fenenga's contributions to the study of the state's prehistoric human past opens the collection. A good many individuals assisted in one way or another in the assembling and publishing of this volume. The eleven colleagues and friends of Franklin Fenenga, who shared their time and knowledge in writing the essays, top the list. Three members of the review committee- John Foster, L. Kyle Napton and the late Albert Elsasser-carefully read the volume and offered insightful suggestions for its improvement. The volume could not have been published without donations to help defray the costs of its publication. The following individuals contributed to the funding of this volume: Gwyn Alcock, Barbara Baker, Eleanor Bates, California State University, Bakersfield (various indi- viduals), Joyce Clevenger, Brian Dillon, Dorothy Fleagle, Daniel Foster, John Foster, David and Vera Mae Fredrickson, George Kritzman, Donald McGeein, Fred Reinman, Frances Riddell, Phillip Silverman, William and Edith Wallace and Claude Warren. Michael Moratto made a more than generous contribution, as did Thomas Origer. Kent Lightfoot of the Uni- versity of California Archaeological Research Facility arranged for the publication of the volume and for the additional funding for its printing. Daniel G. Foster of the California State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection gave aid of a different kind; he took over and got the project off the ground when it was languish- ing. A special word of thanks is due to Linda Sandelin and Jennifer Souza, also of the Califor- nia State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for taking on the time-consuming job of preparing the final draft of the volume for publication. A great debt of gratitude is owed to all these individuals for their support and assistance. The editors express their deep appreciation to the various contributors and apologize for the lengthy delay in publishing their papers. They also warmly thank those individuals who donated funds toward the cost of this publication. William J. Wallace Francis A. Riddell vii