Reports, of the

UNIVERSITYO)FS ALIFORN IA .

No.30

PAPERS ON CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY: 32-33

Issued MIarch 15, 1955

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The University of California Archaeological Survey

Department of Anthropology

University of California
Berkeley 4, California

PAPERS ON CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGY: 32-33

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32.. Clement W. Meighan.

Archaeology of the North

Coast Ranges, California. . . .. . . . . . 1

Introduction  . . .. .. ..   . . ....... . . . ......... ....
Excavation of Site 44-Mtn-500. .  . . . . ..

Description of site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Stratigraphy and features . . . . . . . . . .

Burials .   .  .  .  .  .  . .   . .   . .   .   .
Artifacts.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
Summary and Dating . . . . . .

Summary of North Coast Range Archaeology.

The Borax Lake Complex ....
The Mendocino Complex.lex...
The McClure Complex  .....
The Wooden Valley Complex. . .
The Clear Lake Complex . . . .

The Shasta Complex . . . . . .  a a
Conclusions  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .  .  .  .   .   .
Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Explanation of Illustrations. . . . . .

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33. M.A. Baumhoff.

Excavation of Site Teh-l (Kingsley Cave).

Preface  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . a   .  .
Geographical background . . . . . . . . a .
Ethnographic background . . . . . . . . . .

Description of site and method of excavation
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Statistical analysis

Summary and conclusions . . .     . .
Bibliography. . . . .               .

Explanation of plates . . . . . . . . . .

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Illustrations and Tables

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Map 1.
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Plate 3.
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North Coast Ranges     ...............

Site Men-500              .......................
View of site Men-500; grinding implements recovered.. . .

View of site Men-500O; chipped and ground implements. ..
Exposed burials,, Men-500; lithic grinding implements . .
Projectile point types, Men-500; drill types,

odd lithic specimens . . . . . . . . .. . ... .. * * A .
Midden components, site Men-500. .      0 . . . . . . .. ....
Profile of trench 43, Men-500; exposed burials . ... .
Archaeological complexes in North Coast Ranges ... ..
Outline of the Borax Lake Complex.pl         x.........

Outline of the Mendocino Complex         . .   .....     . X
Outline of the McClure Complex      ............
Outline of the Wooden Valley Complex ..........

Outline of the Clear Lake Complex ............
Outline of the Shasta Complex     . ............

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Table 1.  Midden Analysis; constituents of pit S-43, site Men-500.
Table 2.  Depth distribution of principal artifact types,

site Men-500 .*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 3.  Comparative trait list . . . .a    . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Figure 1.
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Contour map of site Teh-l . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Longitudinal cross section of Teh-l .... v ...
Lateral cross section of Teh-. .       .........
Depth distribution of point types and materials . .
Weight distribution of point types and materials       .
Depth distribution of grinding tools.       .......
Location of burials in site Teh-l . . . . . 1 . . .
Cultural sequence of site Teh-l       ....1..
Stone and bone artifacts from site Teh-l        ... . .
Stone artifacts from site Teh-l .1     .........
Burials and features from site Teh-l..        ......
Views in and around site Teh-. . .       ........

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Table 1.  Summary description of projectile points,

site Teh1      *ah- l0a*
Table 2.  Vertical distribution of artifacts. a c . .
Table 3.  Summary of burial data  . . . . . . . . . .
Table 4.  Calculation of chi-square . . . . . . . . .

Table 5.  Probabilities associated with artifact types,

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