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HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
A Regular Meeting to be held in the Council Chambers at the
La Quinta City Hall, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California
November 20, 1997
3:30 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Roll Call
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
This is the time set aside for citizens to address the Historical Preservation Commission on
matters relating to historic resources within the City of La Quinta which are not Agenda items.
When addressing the Historical Commission, please state your name and address and when
discussing matters pertaining to prehistoric sites, do not disclose the exact location of the site(s)
for their protection.
III. CONFIRMATION OF THE AGENDA
IV. CONSENT CALENDAR: None
V. BUSINESS ITEMS:
A. Archaeological Survey Report for Parcel Map 28650 - Keith Companies
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND WRITTEN MATERIAL: None
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HPC/AGENDA
VIL COMMISSIONER ITEMS
B. Certified Local Government Training Session
1. Mills Act - a presentation by Richard Patenaude, City of Palm Springs
2. Landmark Designations - a presentation by Robert Chattle, Chattle
Construction Corporation
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: NOVEMBER 18, 1997
SUBJECT: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE RETREAT AT THE
QUARRY, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 28650 - LA QUINTA 7.5'
USGS MAP - SEVEN ACRES, LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA.
APPLICANT: KEITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ARCHAEOLOGIST:
CHRISTOPHER E. DROVER, PH.D., KEITH COMPANIES
A Phase I cultural resource assessment was submitted for a proposed 7 acre parcel
map east of The Quarry development. The assessment was prepared at the request
of the City of La Quinta for compliance with environmental review considerations
under the California Environmental Quality Act. The Quarry was previously surveyed
in 1993, by Keith Company archaeologists with two sites recorded, however, the
seven acre site for the current project was not included in the earlier survey.
The archive and field survey were conducted in November by Keith International, Inc.
archaeologists. The only resource observed during the survey was one prehistoric
ceramic pot sherd of Tizon Brown ware, a common local ceramic type.
The report recommends monitoring of the grading activities, especially cuts. Given the
known and recorded sites in the near vicinity, staff concurs with the recommendation,
and requests that monitoring be made a condition of the grading permit for the
proposed parcel map.
Approve Historic Preservation Commission Minute Motion 97 accepting the
archaeological report titled, "An Archaeological Assessment of the Retreat at The
Quarry. Tentative Parcel Map 28650 La Quinta 7 5' USGS Map - Seven Acres. La
Quinta California," prepared by Christopher E. Drover, Keith Companies, for
Environmental Assessment 97-347, in partial compliance with the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (Appendix K).
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Attachments:
1 . Confidential Archaeological Report (Commissioners only)
Prepared by:
v V lie Mouriquand, Associ to Planner
Submitted by:
Hermab, Community Development Director
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION:
An Archaeological Assessment of the
Retreat at The Quarry
Tentative Parcel Map 28650
La Quinta 7.5' USGS Map —Seven Acres
La Quinta, California
by: Christopher E. Drover, Ph.D.
Project Archaeologist
Keith Companies
2955 Redhill Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-668-8361
for: Mr. Kris Schulze
Keith International, Inc.
41-865 Boardwalk, Ste. 101
Palm Desert, California 92211
760-346-9844
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ................................................ 3
UNDERTAKING INFORMATION ............................................ 4
SETTING.................................................................5
Natural Setting........................................................ 5
Cultural Setting....................................................... 5
RESEARCH STRATEGY ................................................... 8
RESEARCH METHODS .................................................... 9
REPORT OF FINDINGS .................................................... 9
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS ........................................ 10
REFERENCES CITED ..................................................... 11
APPENDICES............................................................14
ProjectMap.........................................................15
Personnel Qualifications................................................ 16
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MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
In November 1997, Mr. Kris Schulze of Keith International, Palm Desert authorized an
archaeological assessment of a parcel in La Quinta, California, as part of advanced planning for a
proposed commercial and residential project. A cultural resources assessment was necessary for a
constraints analysis for planning purposes and to satisfy the requirements of the City of La Quinta
with regard to identification and protection of cultural resources as specified by the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
An archaeological record check and survey were undertaken in October for the 7-acre
project site located in the northwest 1/4 of Section 29 on the La Quinta 7.5' USGS quadrangle,
to ascertain whether any cultural resources might be impacted by the proposed usage. A surface
survey conducted on the subject property and a check of the archaeological site records on file at
the Eastern California Information Center (EIC), University of California, Riverside, were
accomplished.
The property, parcels 761-070-077 and 761-070-009, is to be processed as tentative
parcel map #28650 by Keith International and is slated for residential and commercial
development. The subject: property, triangular in shape, is immediately south of Lake Cahuilla
and is defined by Lake Cahuilla Road on the north, Tom Fazio Lane North on the west and
Quarry Lane to the south. ,
Survey activities resulted in the definition of no historical or archaeological sites. A single
Tizon Brown pottery sherd was recovered from the property but no other artifacts were noted. As
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only a single, isolated artifact was located during survey activities a formal archaeological site
cannot be recorded. However, the proximity of the subject property to the high beach line of
historic Lake Cahuilla and the presence of a surface artifact may indicate the possibility of further,
subsurface archaeological materials. Hence it is recommended below that a grading monitor be
present during earth moving activities (primarily cut activities).
Given the size, duration and results of the survey of the subject property, no field notes or
collections were made. The final report will reside with the City of La Quinta, the Eastern
Information Center and Keith Companies International.
UNDERTAKING INFORMATION
The Keith Companies International of Palm Desert requested an archaeological survey of
the subject property through the Keith Companies Costa Mesa Office on behalf of their client.
The purpose of the survey was to meet the cultural resources constraints analysis specifications of
the City of La Quinta with regard to identification and protection of cultural resources as specified
by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The subject property consists of a
triangular parcel of land, approximately seven acres in size located near recreational Lake Cahuilla
in La Quinta, California (see attached map). The activities to be conducted included an
archaeological records search conducted by David Smith at the Eastern California Information
Center, University of California, Riverside, a field survey conducted by Mr. Richard
Krautkrammer and subsequent report preparation by the author. It was estimated that the records
search and survey could be conducted in two person -days and that report preparation could be
conducted in a similar time frame.
SETTING
Natural Setting
The physiographic setting of the subject property is within the alluvial fan of Guadalupe
and Devil Canyon Creeks east of Coral Reef Mountains. The general drainage on the property is
southwest to northeast characterized historically by braided sheet wash drainages. Present soils
on the property consist of fine grain alluvium much of which have been deposited by wind (eolian)
over deeper, water -borne: alluvia from sheet wash deposition. Precipitation is mainly a result of
winter dominant, frontal storms from the northwest, although occasional summer thundershowers
result from damp air intruding from the southern (Gulf of Mexico --Sea of Cortez) monsoon
season.
The property is about 10 feet above sea level. The native plants growing on the property
include mesquite (Proso ris Julii flora), and shadscale-saltbush (Atriplex sp.), with the intrusion of
tamarisk in recent years. Historically the plant community likely consisted of mesquite woodland
and is noted as having rather specific ethnographic uses among the Cahuilla (Bean and Saubel
1972).
Cultural Setting
A records search was conducted by Mr. David Smith at the Eastern California. Information
Center (EIC), a part of the Archaeological Research Unit located at the University of California,
Riverside. As the records search was conducted in person, a formal records search document
(letter) was not provided.. The client had provided parcel maps and locational maps for help in
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locating the project. The subject property was located on the La Quinta 7.5' topographical map
and checked against similar maps and records at the EIC. The records search at the EIC indicated
that no formal survey had ever been conducted on the property and that no sites were recorded on
the subject property. Several of the closest surveys conducted nearby (within 1/2 mile), indicate
negative results (Drover 11994a and 1994b). There are several recorded sites within a mile of the
site, and are described as follows. CA-Riv-37 and CA-Riv-1715 are located approximately 0.8
km southeast of the property along the northern edge of a series of small hills. CA-Riv-37 was
first recorded in 1947 by Safford, and although the record is brief, it depicts numerous renderings
of petroglyphs on boulders located there in Devils Canyon. Later, in 1973, additional drawings
were added to the record by Shepard (Safford, 1947), but no other details concerning the site are
recorded. In 1987, Daniel McCarthy revisited the site and reported that there were 13 discreet
loci of petroglyphs located along the talus at the base of the slope. He also noted the existence of
several "brown ware" sherds scattered about the base of the tufa-coated boulders (McCarthy,
1987).
Another site, CA-Riv-1715 is located immediately northeast of CA-Riv-37 and shares a
common boundary with that site. First recorded in 1979 by T.M. Kearns, the record indicates
that the Riv-1715 consists of a "very sparse to moderate sherd scatter --isolated sherds and thin
clusters... scattered over the pediment" (Kearns, 1979). Kearns further notes that the scatter "may
be part of generalized sherd scatter noted all along the lake shore in this area..." . He also
mentions the existence of a "possible circular rock alignment... granite cobbles". A report
accompanied this most recent site record by Salenius (1979), and has little to add but (toes
indicate that the site "has been partially disturbed by construction of the Coachella Aqueduct and
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two dirt roads"
Two other sites, Riv-626 and 627 are nearby and discussed by Chace and Brechbiel
(1993). Riv-626 consists of 50 stone cairns and was initially recorded by Reynolds in 1973 and
later updated in 1980, 1991 and 1993 (Chace and Brechbiel 1993). This site sometimes refered to
as the "Stonehenge of La Quinta" was recently the subject of an oral presentation given by Paul
Chace at a local archaeological meeting (Paul Chase Personal Communication). Riv-627,
originally recorded by Reynolds in 1973 has apparently been destroyed by winter alluvial erosion
(Chace and Brechbiel 1993). Another famous, nearby site indicative of substantial occupation,
petroglyphs and a sizeable population is Riv-193 located in the Coral Reef Mountains (Section
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28) as well as Riv-549fspanning Sections 17 and 26.
Many of the archaeological sites of the larger area are late prehistoric age (pottery
present) and are related to residential and food procurement activities associated with Cahuilla
peoples around the high beach lines of the Blake Sea (Lake Cahuilla). A prolonged diversion of
Colorado River waters beginning ca. A.D. 900 filled the Salton Basin to a maximum depth of the
+42' contour line (a depth of 315") (Wilke 1978). After some fluctuation in lake stands the peak
of the last prehistoric lake stand occurred at approximately A.D. 1400 only to undergo a quick
evaporation -desiccation sequence after A.D. 1500 (Wilke 1978:58). At an evaporation rate of
approximately 5'/z' per year the desiccation of the lake was quite rapid leaving fifteen observable
sessionary beach lines visible in some areas, each reflect a one year of evaporation. The
desiccation of the Lake resulted in rapid loss of water quality and had severe impacts on the native
populations which had come to depend on lacustrine resources. The commonly utilized fresh
water clam (Anodonta dejecta) which appears frequently in dense refuse deposits in local
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archaeological sites is thought to have disappeared within 10 year of recession (Wilke 1978:9). In
all, 30-40 years of lake recession would likely have rendered the Lake useless for human use due
to salinity and eutrophication by ca. A.D. 1530 (Wilke 1978:10; 58-9). The eventual desiccation
of Lake Cahuilla resulted in the emigration of human populations (proto-historic Cahuilla) to the
south and west through San Gorgonio Pass into the San Jacinto Plains (Wilke 1971; O'Connell et
al. 1974). Post lacustrine settlement patterns seem to consist of campsites or villages (located near
perennial water sources such as Morongo) and sporadic temporary activity locations.
Considering the topography and proximity of the subject parcel to the ancestral lake and
other resources, site density may be expected to be moderate to low. Based on
settlement/subsistence observations of the area, temporary activity sites or isolated artifacts might
be expected in the general area, however, they would more likely be located near historic wells
such as Seven Palms settlement approximately ten miles southwest (Drover 1988) or nearer to the
high lake stand just east of Washington Avenue.
At European contact times, the study area was within areas occupied by groups known as
the Cahuilla. The Cahuilla culture area incorporated east -central Riverside County, consisting of
desert, pass (San Gorgonio Pass) and mountain groups each affiliation describing the exploitation
areas of each group. Desert Cahuilla ranged throughout the Coachella Valley from almost El
Centro to Cabezon; the Pass Cahuilla occupied San Gorgonio Pass and the Mountain Cahuilla
dominated the Santa Rosa Mountains, The Cahuilla are linguistically comprised of a language of
the Shoshonean (Uto-Aztecan) language family (Kroeber 1925: Plate 57). The Contact period
ethnicity of the study area is clear as the modern Cahuilla reservations ofMorongo and Agua
Caliente are nearby. Ethnographic literature pertinent to the Cahuilla and surrounding
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ethnographic groups is fairly extensive and has been collected since the 1800's (see Barrows 1900;
Sparkman 1908; Kroeber 1925; White 1963 and Bean 1972).
RESEARCH STRATEGY
The results of the records search at the EIC indicated that the subject property had never
been formally surveyed. Based on personal experience and literature regarding the general area, it
was recognized that the general vicinity of the subject property lies within a sensitive area with
regard to cultural resources. The area in question is near the high beach line of the historic Lake
Cahuilla, an area known to have a relatively high density of archaeological sites resulting from
enhanced human population associated with the peak productivity of the high lake stand lacustrine
environment. Occupation of the subject property would likely have occurred during the highest
lake stand, hence, providing information regarding the subsistence and cultural effects of a group
of people at a given time period. Unfortunately, the size of the subject property and lack of
cultural materials do not lend themselves to addressing this problem.
RESEARCH METHODS
Mr. Richard Krautkramer, a Keith Companies field archaeologist was sent to survey the
property and determine if any cultural resources existed. On November 10, Mr. Krautkramer
visited the subject property and conducted a reconnaissance survey. This consisted of walking
five meter transects across the entire property and visually scrutinizing the entire area for artifacts,
features, structures, alignments or other indications that cultural activities had occurred there in
the past.
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REPORT OF FINDINGS
During the course of the survey a single sherd of Tizon Brown ware was discovered near
the center of the property but no other artifacts were noted. Given the absence of any other
artifacts on the property it is assumed that this single specimen is an isolate and does not
constitute an archaeological site.
DISCUSSION/INTERPRETATION
The lack of evidence of prehistoric occupation of the subject parcel is not difficult to
understand in light of the small size of the project area and the fact that surface disturbances were
evident. Given the lack of prehistoric sites on the property there is little to no contribution that
can be made to the understanding of local prehistory with the exception of "negative information".
While the one-time shoreline conditions of the property may not have been particularly rich due to
the proximity of nearby bedrock, it is likely that prehistoric occupants of the general area would
have been "funneled" near the project area due to the lake's proximity to the mountainous
topography to the south and west. Human transhumance through the area and proximity of
archaeological sites CA-Riv-37 and CA-Riv-1715, is likely to have generated isolated artifact
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deposition or "pot drops" which are characteristic of the areroday.
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
As no historic or prehistoric sites were found, no constraints exist for planning purposes.
The discovery of a single pottery sherd on the property does suggest the possibility that buried
deposits may exist on the property and a qualified archaeologist should be present to monitor the
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soils during grading operations.
An on -site grading monitor would prepare a written report including a daily log and
recording any cultural resources which may be encountered. While it is unlikely, the observer
would be empowered to stop (or relocate) excavation activities for short periods of time to
conduct further, controlled excavation for evaluation of significance. A pre -grading conference
should be held to clarify monitoring specifications with the grading contractor and County/City
Grading Inspector.
REFERENCES
Barrows, David P.
1900 The Ethno-botany of the Coahulla Indians of Southern California. Chicago Press.
(Reprinted 1976 by Malki Museum, Banning).
Bean, Lowell J.
1972 Mukat's People: The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California. Berkeley: University
of California Press.
Bean, Lowell J., and Katherine S. Saubel
1972 Temalpakh: Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants. Banning, Ca.: Malki
Museum Press.
Chace, Paul G. And Brant A. Brechbiel
1993 An Archaeological Monitoring and Documentation Program. The Quarry at La
Quinta, City of La Quinta. Report Prepared by the Keith Companies, Costa Mersa.
Ms. on file Eastern Information Center University of California, Riverside.
Chace, Paul G. And Charles Reeves
1996 A Cultural Resources Survey for the U. S. Bureau of Land Management Segment
of the Jefferson Street Alignment Project. City of La Quinta. Ms. on file Eastern
Information Center University of California, Riverside.
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Drover, Christopher E.,
1988 An Environmental Impact Evaluation Mitigation By Data Collection: Riv- 1825;
1827; 2645 and 2648 Seven Palms Ranch, Desert Hot Springs, California. Ms. on
file Eastern Information Center University of California, Riverside.
1994a An Archaeological Assessment of the Tentative Tract 28034 La Quinta 7.5' USGS
Map La Quinta, California. Manuscript on file at the Eastern Information Office
University of California, Riverside, Department of Anthropology.
1994b An Archaeological Assessment of Parcel number 761-058-006 La Quinta 7.5'
USGS Map La Quinta, California. Manuscript on file at the Eastern Information
Office University of California, Riverside, Department of Anthropology.
Kearns, T.M. ,
1979 Site Record on Lila: at Archaeological Research Unit, Eastern California Information
Center. University of California, Riverside, California.
Kroeber, Alfred L.
1925 Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of American.
Ethnology Bulletin 78.
McCarthy, D.
1987 Site Record on filar at Archaeological Research Unit, Eastern California Information
Center. University of California, Riverside, California.
O'Connell, J. F., P. J. Wilke, T. F. King, and C. L. Mix (Eds.)
1974 Perris Reservoir Archaeology: Late Prehistoric Demographic Change in
Southeastern California. Sacramento: Department of Parks and Recreation
Archaeological Reports 14.
Salenius, S.,
1979 Archaeological Survey Report On The O'Neal Property, Coachella Valley, Riverside
County, California. Manuscript #632 on file at the Eastern California Information
Center, Archaeological Research Unit. University of California, Riverside, California.
Stafford
1947 Site Record on file at Archaeological Research Unit, Eastern California Information
Center. University of California, Riverside, California.
Sparkman, Philip S.
1908 The Culture of the Luisefio Indians. Berkeley: University of California Publications
in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8: 147-234.
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White, R. C.
1963 Luiseno Social Organization. Berkeley: University of California Publications in
American Archaeology and Ethnography 48: 91-194.
Wilke, Philip J.
1971 Late Prehistoric Change in Land Use Patterns at Perris Reservoir. Los Angeles:
University of California Los Angeles Archaeological Survey Annual Report 13.
1978 Late Prehistoric Human Ecology at Lake Cahuilla, Coachella Valley, California.
Berkeley: University of California Archaeological Research Facility Contributions
No. 38.
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APPENDICES
PROJECT AREA
LA QLIINTA 7.5' USGS TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP
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Christopher E. Drover
ACADEMIC --CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESUME
Address Certification:
125 Abalone Ave. Society of Professional Archaeologists (SOPA)
Newport Beach, California 9266:2 Founding Member
(714) 673-1646
Education
Ph.D. --Anthropology-- 1979
University of California, Riverside
M. A.--Anthropology--1972
California State University, Fullerton
B. A.--Anthropology--1970
California State University, Fullerton
Ph.D. Dissertation: Late Prehistoric Human Ecology of the Northern Mohave Sink, San Bernardino
County, California.
Teaching Experience
1995-ongoing
University of California, Irvine, Visiting Professor
1973-ongoing
Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California, full-time, tenured, professor.
1984-1994
University of California, Irvine, 'Visiting Professor
1975
University of California, Riverside, Lecturer
1973
Chapman College, Orange, Instructor, part-time
1973
Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Instructor, part-time
1973
University of California, Irvine, Instructor, extension
1971-1972
California State University, Fullerton, Instructor, part-time
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Subjects Taught
Cultural Anthropology
Physical Anthropology
Introductory Archaeology
Indians of California
Physical Anthropology Laboratory
North American Indians
Archaeological Field Methods
Southwestern Archaeology
Medical Anthropology
Professional Publications
Professional Affiliations
Society for American Archaeology
Society of Professional Archaeologists
(qualified; founding member)
Museum of Northern Arizona
American Rock Art Research Association
1986 Obsidian Exchange in Prehistoric Orange County. Pacific Coast Archaeological Society
Quarterly Vol. 22, No. 1.
1985 Navajo Settlement and Architecture in Southeastern California. Journal of California and Great
Basin Anthropology. Vol. 7, No. 1.
1984 Horizon and Tradition on the Southern California Coast: A Rejoinder. Journal of Califon-nia and
Great Basin Anthropolog, Vol. 6, No. 2. (with H.C. Koerper senior author).
1983 Early Holocene Human Adaptation on the Southern California Coast: A Summary Report of
Investigations at the Irvine Site (CA-Ora-64), Newport Bay, Orange County, California. Pacific
Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly Vol. 19, Nos. 3 and 4. (with H. C. Koerper and P.
Langenwalter).
1983 Chronology Building for Coastal Orange County: The Case from CA-Ora-119-A. Pacific Coast
Archaeological Society Quarterly Vol. 19, No. 2. (with H.C. Koerper senior author).
1982 Views on the Basic Data of Archaeology. In New Uses of Systems Theory in Archaeology. E. G.
Stickel, Ed., Los Altos: Ballena Press Anthropological Papers No. 24.
1981 The Ethnohistory of Turquoise Mining in Southeastern California. Journal of California and
Great Basin Anthropology Vol. 2, No. 2.
1981 Prehistoric Turquoise Mining in the Halloran Springs District, San Bernardino County California.
Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology Vol. 2, No. 2. (with N. Nelson Leonard
senior author).
1979 Thermoluminescence Determinations of Early Ceramic Material From Coastal Southern
California. American AntiquitVol. 44, No. 2.
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1979 A Review of "A Southern California Indigenous Ceramic Typology: A Contribution to Malcolm
J. Rogers Research" by R. V. May. Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology Vol. 1,
No. 1.
1978 Gabrielino Tizon Brown Pottery. Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly Vol. 14, No. 3.
(with H.C. Koerper and G. Hurd).
1977 Early Ceramic Specimens From Catalina Island. Journal of Califomia Anthropology. 'Vol. 5, No.
1.
1975 Early Ceramics From Southern California. Journal of California Anthropology Vol. 2, No. I
1974 Seasonal Exploitation of Chione Clams on the Southern California Coast. Joumal of California
Anthropology Vol. 1, No. 2.
1972 An Early, Articulated Inhumation from 4-Ora-64: A Discussion. Pacific Coast Archaeological
Society Quarterly Vol. 8, No. 4.
1971 Three Fired Clay Figurines from 4-Ora-64, Orange County, California. Pacific Coast
Archaeological Society t uarterl Vol. 7, No. 4.
Selected Cultural Resource Management Experience
(Principle Investigator unless otherwise noted)
1996 Caltrans archaeological survey of the proposed Potrero Boulevard Interchange (PM 28.958) on
State Rt. 60 approximately one mile west of the I-10 near Beaumont, California.
1995 An Archaeological Assessment of the East Valley Sports Park, Thermal Airport Indio 7.5' USGS
Map Thermal, California. Riverside County Redevelopment Agency.
A Cultural Resources Impact Assessment Tonner Canyon/Shell Airtouch Cellular Antenna Site
Yorba Linda 7.5' USGS Map, Brea, California
1994 A Cultural Resources Impact Assessment of the Proposed Vista -Freeman 69/33kV Transmission
System, City of Riverside California Riverside East 7.5' USGS Quadrangles Riverside County,
California
A Cultural Resources Assessment of the Insectary Building, University of California, Riverside,
University of California Redevelopment Plan. Albert A. Webb Associates, 3788 McCray Street
Riverside, California 92506-2973
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1993 A Cultural Resource Inventory: Huntlodge Development Canada Gobernador 7.5' USGS Map,
Coto De Caza, Orange County
An Archaeological Assessment of the proposed Washington Street Bridge Riverside C7ounty
Transportation Department, Bachelor Mt. 7.5' USGS Map; South of Winchester, California
1992 An Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Lake Arrowhead Community Service District
Facilities San Bernardino County, California
An Archaeological Assessment of the Big Rock Creek Mining Plan Pearblossom, Los Angeles
County, California
An Archaeological Assessment of CFD 88-8; 8.4 Mg Water Tank Riverside County
Transportation Department near Woodcrest, Riverside County, California
A Cultural Resources Assessment of Downtown Riverside Commuter Rail Station Project,
Riverside County Transit: Commission, Riverside County, California
1991 A Cultural Resource Assessment of the Potrero Ranch, Near Beaumont, Riverside County, with
a Historical Overview by C. S. Thome. Lockheed Development.
Archaeological Data Collection Apis Adobe 1845-1875; Riv-1520 Old Temecula, Callifornia.
Manuscript on file at the Eastern California Information Center. University of California,
Riverside. Drover, C. E.,, Diana Pinto and Leland Bibb
Archaeological Data Collection Magee Store Adobe 1859-1875; Riv 2189 Old Temecula,
California. Manuscript on file at the Eastern California Information Center. University of
California, Riverside. Drover, C. E., Diana Pinto and Leland Bibb
An Archaeological Assessment of the Industry Trade Center Specific Plan Palmdale, Los
Angeles County, California
1990 An Archaeological Assessment of The Fifth Course Riverside County, California Mr. Douglas
Wood Douglas Wood and Associates Newport Beach, California
An Archaeological Assessment of The La Quinta Hillside Project Riverside County, California,
Mr. Forrest Haag Landmark Land Company La Quinta, California
1989 East Benton Road Project --Cultural Resource Element. Riverside County Road DeMartment,
Webb Engineering.
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Road To The Coast: A Proposed Extension of Clinton Keith Road West To San Clemente,
California. Ran Pac Eneineerin .
Cultural Resource Assessment of the 13,000 acre Keene Ranch, Tehachapi, Kern County,
California. The Bedford Grou .
1988 Winchester Assessment District --Cultural Resource Element. Riverside County Road
Department, RanPac Engineering Corporation.
An Archaeological Assessment of Vesting Tentative Tract 4366--Rancho Conejo/MGM Ranch;
City of Thousand Oaks, California, Shapell Industries.
Rancho Villages Assessment District --Cultural Resource Element. Riverside County .[load
Department, RanPac Engineering Corporation.
Cultural Resource Assessment of the 7,000 acre Vail Lake Properties. The Bedford Group.
Cultural Resource Evaluation of the 5,000 acre Santa Rosa Plateau, The Bedford Group; RanPac
Engineering_ Corporation.
Rancho California Masterplan Cultural Resources Overview. The Bedford Group, Planning
Center --Urban Land Institute.
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RICHARD KRAUTKRAMER
Archaeologist/Crew Chief
- Archaeological Investigations and Reports
- Archaeological/Paleontological Field Monitoring
- Research Diver
Experience
Mr. Richard Krautkramer has 7 years of experience in both field archaeology and field paleontology programs.
Professional experience includes both prehistoric and historic field projects throughout California. For the last
two years Mr. Krautkramer has been a Crew Chief with the Keith Companies. He has been responsible for
supervising crew members during various phases of archaeological excavations, and has also been involved in all
phases of excavation for sites CA-ORA-221, 223 and 106. Mr. Krautkramer has also been involved in
conducting various archaeological field surveys and paleontological monitoring projects throughout California.
Mr. Krautkramer while working for Archaeological Consulting Services acted as an Assistant Supervisor and
performed various duties as a field technician. Experience included working on a variety of archaeological and
paleontological projects throughout Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside Counties. Work included Historic
Preservation Investigations at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Olvera St. Los Angeles CA.
Archaeological Survey and mitigation for the George, Air Base Road Expansion Project in Victorville, CA. In
addition to various historic archaeological projects throughout the city of Los Angeles, CA.
Mr. Krautkramer has additional experience working with prehistoric Native American sites on San Nicolas
Island CA., were he is involved with an on going CRM project for the United States Navy. Mr. Krautkramer
has additional training in the field of Marine Archaeology and has acted on numerous projects as a research
diver.
Education
-A.A., Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA.
-B.A., California State University Los Angeles, CA.
-M.A. Candidate, California State University Los Angeles CA.
Affiliations
Society for Historical Archaeology
Society for California Archaeology
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DAVID M. SMITH
Archaeologist/Field Director
- Archaeological Investigations and Reports
- Archaeological/Paleontological Field Monitoring
- Paleontological Investigations
Experience
Mr. David M. Smith has 10 years of experience in both field archaeology and field paleontology programs.
Professional experience includes both prehistoric and historic field projects throughout California. For the last
two years Mr. Smith has been a Field Director with the Keith Companies. He has been responsible for
supervising crew members during various phases of archaeological excavations, and has also been involved in all
phases of excavation for sites CA-ORA-221, 223 and 106. Responsibilities on excavations have included
general data recovery, statistical data recovery, rockshelter excavation, and human exhumation. Mr. Smith has
also been involved in conducting various archaeological field surveys and paleontological monitoring projects
throughout Southern California.
David Smith has been involved in Cultural Resource projects in San Diego, Los Angeles, Kern, Ventura,
Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The efforts have ranged from surveys to full scale site mitigation.
Mr. Smith has had extensive laboratory experience including all phases of cleaning, sorting, identification,
cataloging and data entry. Laboratory work has included both inland and coastal collections. Additionally, Mr.
Smith has experience with all phases of report preparation, including mapmaking, site record formsand final
report production.
David Smith was the field director for the recovery efforts of several complete whale specimens from the
Paularino formation in Irvine, California during the summer of 1997. These comprise the only specimens from
the formation in the region.
Education
-A.A., Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA.
-B.A., University of California, Riverside, CA.
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National Trust for Historic Preservation
FEDERAL TAKINGS RILLS
THREATEN LOCAL
ZONING, CHANGE
COURTS,URISDICTION
Twc House bills (H.R-�icZ H.R. 1534) and a
Serate companion bill (S. 1204) threaten to override
local zoning procedures by turning land use and talongs
disputes into federal cases. All three bills wuuld expedite
access to The Federal eeurts for private property owners
who claim their rights ]lave been Injured by ggovernnient
action. If enacted, these propose]- hills vroul l allow
property o,men to bv{.'ass locally elected officials and
public hearings, and el urinate the,xisfin� requircntent
that takings claimants :first persu available state
remedies before filing suit in federal curt..
In this edition ...
• FEDERAL TAKING! BILLS THREATEN LOCAL ZONING.
CHANGES COURTS JURISDICTION
• SENATE TAKES UP ISTEA RENEWAL IN OCTOEER:
HOUSE EXTENDS ISTEA THROUGH MARCH 1998
• HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL MONUMENT FAIRNESS ACT --
PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY UNDER ANTIOUITES ACT
LIMITED
• HOUSE PASSES AMERICAN LAND SOVEREIGN'
PROTECTION ACT -- P.ECUIRES WORD HER T43E SITE
DESIGNATION
> GOVERNOFS IS�ND MAINTEFANCE RESTORED IN
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
• HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARNG ON
AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS IN T'ATPIE, HUTCHINSO/I
4M£NDMEhr Drr"eFD:N SENATE
• CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CN FY98 INTERIOR
APPROPRIATIONS BILL NEAR NG COMPI-ETICN
I, HOJSE SUBCOMMITTEE C', NAT'CNA'_ FARIS AND
PUBLIC LANDS SCHEDULES HEARING ON NATION41-
.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS (WR.
1 622)
Deveinpirg a fast track fur takings claims would
I-order:nine a wdde variety of Local, stale and federal
prote �irns for property owmzrs, neigl-1.oring oropzr:v
and the environment, anc, destrov local lava use
planning that balances en e:vone's property rights. $v
or 'l It.a ngg local land dis utes t0 be resslved at the
federal le�-e1. the proposed legis'latioa would also
overburden the federal court system and could lead tite
federal .ousts to make unwise and uninformed decisicns
as a :esutt of instfficlent inforslation and rime to
handle such a tar ge vclutne of t-aKings cases.
The two House bills (H,R. N92 Fi.R 1534)
were masked -up and revorfed nut by the House
Judiciary Ccrnmlttee cm October 7-h; a hearing on the
aanpanion bill to H.R- 1534 "S. 1204'J was held in the
Seratc Judic n- C ommrt ee on the same day. Floor
Le, --n the: Dills ate expected by the end of October.
ale Nil[ ke_ p yet nformed of devclopinents on these
bill, and will he in touch will-: You in the next couple of
weeks for adwl car - efforts.
H.R. 1534 was a troduced by Rep, Eiton
Gallegly (Fi CAi on May 6th and has 234 cospomors:
H.F.. 49I was introduced by Rep. Lamar Smidt (R-T Sl
on MaIcn 6th and has 41 cosponsors. S. L?09 was
introduced by Sen. Paul Coverdell ('.-GA) and has 18
cospOIISOn.
SENATE TAKES UP ISTEA RENEWAL IN
OCTOBER
ISTFA 2 (S. 1 ! 1 3) has been lea-ed by the
Committee on Environment and Asblic WrAs and is
ourrer�tly under consideration by the ha: Senate.
N,ineruus amendments are exp.ect,d to he offered to S.
1 173 during the Senate's debate on reauthorizing
federal surface transportation programs.
iSTFA 2, as reported by the coma-ittee.
reauthorize; federal surface transportation programs for
the next six years I?preserves the basic architecture
and policy initiatives of the nrst ISTEA ais% including
the highly ppopuht: transportaiun e11!,anczments
program. It a:st contains changes in the Federal
Historic Pricge Progmanr drat will help communities
save their historic bridges and keep them in service for
non -vehicular transportation.
The National Tn:st's major disA117"ntment
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with ISTEA 2 is that it does not go far eno,.rgh to
to re toe states to focus their federal transportaticn
dollars on fixing roads and bridges :first, before using
funds to add nemv road capacity. Preservationists believe
that a "fix it first" philosophy prcauotcs better planning
and helps to orrb sprawl.
ACTION NEEDED
Contact your senators NOW by calling the
U.S. Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-S121 and
ask to be connected to their offices, Urge your
senators to support the Committee bill and:
1. Restore the emphasis on fixing existing
roads and bridges first.
2. VI orously oppose any amendments that
weaken the a licaton of the National F.nvironrr.ental
Policy Act to transportation projects or alter the
Congestion Mitigation and AJr Quality program to
permit its use for road building, specifically single
ocCapanev lanes.
3. Oppose any amendment that weakens
ISTEA 2 s commitment to comrnunit} involvement in
transportation decisions, sensible and effective planning
requirements, including the relationship between
transportation and land use planning.
The National T rust for Historic Preservation's
advocacy network has been working hard to: nearly an
er.C.re year to help bring about the reauthorization of
surface transportation law that strengthens the
Progressive principles of 1STEA. As advocates. you
have performed magnificently and brought us to the
strong position we presently occupy. Contact Your
Senators to Make Sure That Preservation Holds
onto the Victories You Helped to Achieve!
The House Republican leadership has indicated
.`.hat a surface transportation bill which exceeds the
existing 5 year budget agreement struck by the
President and Congress. will not come to the House
floor ar, this time. The committee has reported out a
bill to extend the existing ISTEA law until March 3-
1998. It gives the committee mere erne to make its case
that substantial growth in suit -act, transportation
ei,enditures is warranted, justfred. and consistent with
the latest real federal budget figures.
HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL MONUMENT
FAIRNESS ACT -- PRESIDENT'S
AUTHORITY UNDER ANTIQUITIES ACT
LIMITED
The House of Representative3 passed the
National Monument Fairness Act (H.R 1127) by a
vcte of 229-197 on October 7th, amending the
Antiquities Act of 1906 by limiting the authority of the
President to protect federal lands from potentially
harmful activities by designating them as national
tr,3numents. Prior to final passage, ilep. Jim Hansen
RUT), the bill's sponsor, offered a substitute
amendment which passed by a vote of 222-202 to
secure the supper- o_ moderate Republicans for the bill.
The Hansel: amendment requires that ary
presidential proclamation that results in designat'on of
a national monument in excess of 50,009 acres may not
issued until 30 days after the President has transmitted
the proposed proclamation to, and solicited written
comments from. the Governor of the State in which the
acreage is located. Any g}oclamatons made by the
President shall cease to be effective two years otter being
issued unless the Congress approves the proclamation by
Joint resolution. The President is also limited to one
designation in excess of 50.000 acres per State, per year.
Most or the designations .n. excess of 50,000 acres
would be natural sites which may have historic and
archeolcgieal resources, such as Grand Staircase
Escalante National Monument in Utah. Very fes
historic monuments would he of this acreage.
The National Trust worked vigorously with its
grassroots advocates and a wide specttuni of partners
representing conservation, ernrironmental.
orchaeolog�cal. and preservation groups, to defeat H.R
1127 on the House floor. The National Trust n-ould
like tr. thank all of the advocates who participated in
trying to preserve the Antiquities Act of I u06 as a key
authority for the protection of natural and historic
resources. The close vote is a testament to the
controversial nature of this bill and aaso means that a
veto b-c the President could not be overridden bv_ the
House.
All advocates are encouraged to remain vigilant
for possible action on the bill in tile Senate We wall
keep you inforrned of arty developments on H.R 1127
in Ile Senate as they may arise. Ifyon woulc like u;
know how your representative voted cn H.R 1127.
please tali the Law and Public Policy- Department at
202-588-6254 or send us an e-mail at polic�cCntih-.crg;
HOUSE PASSES AMERICAN LAND
SOVEREIGNTY PROTECTION ACT --
REQUIRES WORLD HERITAGE SITE
DESIGNATION
-Phe House of Representatives passed the
"American Land Sovereignty Protection Act" (H.R
901 ) by a vote of 236 tc 191 on October 8th, nutting
the Word Heritage Sites and the Klan and the
Biosphere Program -- which accounts for a total of 47
sites in the United States -- at:isk. FIR 901 also
stipulates that all ivttire U.S. designations to the World
Heritage List would have to be authorized by an Act of
Congresa.
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The National Trust and 18 other conservation,
ervirenmental, anc scenic prese-%ation groups signed a
ioint lette- sent to the entire House .,n September 25th
urging the Vlernber• to vote against H.R 9cl because it
created an usnecessan legislative hrrdle'oy requiring
World Heritage sites be auihorizea .,v a sPtclfcAct of
Uonvress. The letter also emphasized that placement
on the World Heritage List is a cause for national pride
an opportunity to promote tourism, education. and
apprecia Cron for history and world civilization; and
that Biosphere Reserves are voluntary associations that
are nzsearch or ienred and imis use no land use
restrictions,
The :rational Tmst would Eke to thank and
acknowledge the grassroots, advoca-es and the following
signatory organizations for their support in fighting
H.R. o6i.: Amcncan Cultural Resources Association:
American Fsivers; American Oceans Cair ai�g�i; Center
for Marine Conservation; Defenders of WddliteI
Environmental In Formation Center; Friends of the
Earth; National Conference of State Historic
Presentation Cffcers: Naflonal Parks and Conservation
Association; Natrona! Wildlife Federation; Natural
Resources Defense Council; Preservation Action, Rails
to Trails Conservancy; Scenic America; Socieb: for
AmericanArchaeolo-;US/ICOMOS; NVcrldWildlife
Fund: aria Zero Popalatior. Growth.
All advocates are encouraged to remain vigtl2nt
for possib'e action on the bill in tine Senate. �Ve ,vill
keep you informed of any- developments on H.R. 901 in
the Senate as they may arise. If v rn w .ui<I like to know
nov: vour representative Voted on H R 90_. please call
the Law and Public Policv Department at 202-588-
0274 or send us an e-mail at policyCnthp.org.
GOVERNORS ISLAND MAINTENANCE
FUNDING RESTORED IN CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE
House -Senate conferees to the FY98
Transportation Appropriations bill restored fmiding for
the maintenance and protection rf Governor's Island, a
National Hist-ric Landmark in New York harhor.
Governors island contains historically significant
fbrtifir tion such as Fort Jay (I808) ant Castle
Wi.liams (19' 1). as well as arcl-.i ttctu rally significant
support b:n:d.rgs. Fire confezenceagreement provides
$e miilion for the Coast guard to continue
maintenance of Governors lsiand in'caretake status
in fis-al near i 0K pending transfer of the Island to the
General Services Administration (GSA1. 'Phe level of
maintenance furdingteas reduced rurr. S&S million
from the ongi.at. gadget re: aesL 7he House end
Senate had originally pproposed t� provide .rj funds for
Governors Island in FY98 The , onTtrence report on
the Fs'98 Transportation Appropriations bill passed
the House and �euate on October 9T and the bill bias
been cleared for the Presidents signah:re.
The National Trust joineel iu pieservatiov
partners in NeV Y,rk, as well as Governor P-ataki anc1.
Mayor C-iuliani, ir-, urging key members of the
Appropriations Committee tcu restore the maintenance
funds for Governors Island, In e. letter dated August
28th to the chairmen and ranking members of the
Trans porta'i 11 4t-proprahrns Subc rrtmttem
National Trust President Richard Moe r-ninded the
chairmen that the Coast Guard the G,SA, the Adv;son,
Council on Historic Preservation., doe NewYork State
Historic Preservation OfEcer, the Ci'y --of New Yrak,
and the National Trust. s gne't P.oframmatic
Agreement reardiny the are of Govem rs ;stand and
poin:ed out. tnar "all of the signatories entered Xto this
agreement in good faith. with the undeistarvding drat
the c'-'oast Guard wrrald. oerforrn standard caretake-
inaintenanee activities in Fiscal Year lQc03,'
HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE HOLDS
HEARING ON AMERICAN HERITAGE
RIVERS INITIATIVE; HUTCHINSON
AMENDMENT DEFEATED IN SENATE
The House Resources Conun:ttee held a he .dog
on ER 1842, a biti introduced. by Rep. Helen
Chen, weth (R ID) char voijbI terminate further
development and implementation of :i.e American
Heritage Rivers ]nitiative (A- F ), on .September "4th.
The hearing:eat-tred several members of _engress, s
rep:esen`_ative from the Clinton Administration, and
three separate panels of outside witnesses. Tae
( ummitLe heard testimcnv From prc r e tv rill Cs
a. vacates i i favor of the bill as well a p ese:v. tonists
and consetvationists opposing lie proposed legislation.
Tire American Her.taga: Rivers Innis Lice is
designed to supper` river -based, community led efforts
to revita_ize local economies, protect nat ira. resources
erd. the. environment., ar,c resewe hiss tic and cului-ul
resources. President Clintor. first announced tine AHRI
in the State of the Union Address in February and has
since issued Execu:ive Girder i. _'�06I on `ieptember 11 tin
directingaa noes to csabLsh and implement the
ini6atirz.
Kathleen McGinty, Chairman of tl-re Council on
Environmental Qivality, represented the Clinwn
Administration and spearheaded sire testiurorr, against
H n.'842. M&'inty's testimon}}' attacked the pwpo. c
of _lie bi'I outrtg' s., stating that rite ),FlFJ is'as
"voluntary a-td locally driven; communities choose to
participate and can terminate their participation at and
time." Testimony against H.R. 184�2 was also pmrided
av Peter Samuel'Rxtcu.uve Dneclor A the San Ivl'r ill
River ,-eerwav and Hen',a,e C:orrni�r in Pen clvania.
Mr. Samuels testimonv explained how the P.1ap 1 could
prov:re exactly the kind ct assists c- need to make the
Schuvlkill River Ccnidor into the kind of "framewert:
for people to take pride in their communities.
understand their histor}- and work togotlier a enhance
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the .uality Of life for their 6ildreo." Mr. Samuel's
testimony emphasized that the AHRI could help to
-aiesce the >as -in£ rpsot r es of federal agencies like
he Armv Cc r )s of t.miueerc the Ens ror.mental
Protection. At'^nc%, the National Park Service, and t!ie
L'.S. Fish at,I Wilc1fe Service, into a cnonkr;ated
package L, help -,vitalize the Schayikill Rir-er.
Senate Rejects Hutchinson oirneadmcnt
The Senate rejected an amendment of-ered bs-
Sen. Tian Hutch!rscn (R-AR) to the Interior
,1ppopcaticns Bill an Sep-embet I8th s, a vote of 57
Co 42. which would have required Congressional
ppproval of ri,,ers designated nd i -he Clinton
�.dininistration s iii,teric rn Herftape Rives Ir.i-ia-.ive
(AHRI). The Hutchinson amendnrer.t also included a
prs Sion refit tying consithatitnr v. ith pt nstedhrcpertc
.,ners as pan of aav river nomination arc, irther
defined the tern `river community' to include "all
t"rersons that crnit propert-c. reside, o: rgiilarb, conduct
usiness RSthrn 10 miles Of the ri%er.
During the detzte on the Hutchinson
amendment, the National Tnxst circldated tc the Senate
The letter signed by the National Trust ar.d 41 othh,-r
organizations which bad been sent to the Horse of
Re iresenta:ives ton Tully 147h. ur&ng support for th.e
AAFJ
Ayaiiabilir- of Nomination: Packets and Sunplemeatan'
Information
The Council on Ervirnnmental Qua:itp (CEQ
2rtreurcd th availabihts (f rumination pacsete. and
supplenentar ini-rmm at'or egarlgth. American
n H -R -fie sn.s lri,ia rue (oil tieptel her l7
N �rr iriatioi r,ackets areavailable In .t re es. bti calling
1 S88-40K\ ER and !easing a ut_ssage AN-ith hour na re.
udcress and latitre telephone rmmber. A:list cf t deal
c
Yield staff have been identified in each stab= to ansvt er
quesnons about the hiitiative, You can obtain the list
or federal field staff bl calhrg 1 88b 40ICVER
N_n,ination packets can also be tit .ned by ss-riting ta,
Karen Hobhs, Arencv Representative. Executve Office
of the Pies-len-, Olc Executive Office B ;il line_, Room
3oo, Washin?ton. D.C. 2Cl50'. To redu'-s t
nonr.nat ion packets or suppicmentan, info -ma -ion by
Internet, access the American Heritage Rivers home:.;age
at http:i/sN,s%7acp.a.gos;hivers. The deadline for
nominations received is 7:00 p.rn., Eastern
Standard Time, on December 10, 1997. No
nomination packets will be accepted after this
time.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON FY96
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILL
NEARING COMPLETION
The Hnuse-Senate conference _cunmittec on the
FT08 Interior Appropriations Bill (H.R 2107)
completed :rc „ i of its work on September 30ih.
pievtdingvin ialiy the same Err.ding levels for national
presen ation fi }rams as d tailed in prior House and
se r ate iepor s -red on the }nIL TI-�e Final conference
report has nut beer, tiled.
:eln:�-h1an fiS,ttres fro:r. -he contercr:ce
conunittee provide a total fiutciinr, for the Histc,ric
Preseroatit _n Fun- (HPF) at $49.812 rniliInn. ir.chiding
$3.5 utillioI foi the Nat oval Trust and $29.394
million f:r. [he State Eistoric Preservation C`ficers
(SHPOs). Tribal .-reservation Ottices -.re-e .ended at
'i .?o- million and i:storically Blurb � ,AL oes and
UniversineS received S5.o23 million. A.-ts and
Hiunar,ities funding levels in the conference report
included S98 rnillirn hhl the N\- i,,ha' 't&.tynient for
the Arts ( NEA). S:.0.7 million for the National
Endowment for the Ht:nianities (NEH). and $23
million for the hnntute of hhveum Se :-ices !IVILj).
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL
PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS SCHEDULES
HEARING ON NATIONAL HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS
The I -louse Subcommittee or. National Parks
aid Pdblic Lands will hold e ataring _,n Fi,R ' 522. a
bill mati.g amendment to the Natural i-Iistoric
Pre:;enwion Act of 19d6 (NHPA), o,i =i,_inll r T'.st.
H.R 1 `22 seas ir.tr, duced by Rep, Joel Hefiey
(R-CO) on May 1st and includes an extension of the
author
izwinn f�-:r deuerts of rcvalties from off shore oil
leases for tire Historic Ptesen at.i:m Fund (HFF) through
goon the HPF provides fir .d.ne cr the netior.al
1 sen 3u,n I t -rala taro tih tl.e an tuai
atttr: iia-ic,;n process. The Hefles till also proposes to
ai rend the NHPA b,- cod I' ino Piesrdent Clint n s
E ecu ive Order No. 1:00r YLAlas l096stipn tie?
that Federal agencies Qise firs .-on id iatie;ii to historic
prod lit: es in ] st_ris Ji _i;cts in cents '-)W nt_w . areas
and business districts sahei. ielocat r C federal la nitres.
hh addition, I R 1122 creates a new section of the .tic:
wl;ich auih-)n[es _l;e A-1visors, C:until on Historic
Presen,a:inn to resnlve dispute,; and cisagrecnnen:s that
ri s arise amuhg Bove: uaez;t agencies and project
sI»nsors.
The .`rational Tn:stscill testify in fav-;r :A
reautht.nzaticr. of deposits for the Hl"T and will
cvl'ictly su[[Tort son,., f tl proposed beneftcia;
cha.hge: in `he historic i resenation ' gno n, butv.-ill
sirs:glv state its opposition tc am v:ndesiraS:e
amendments reiaring to pronert3' rights, osiner consent.
are other issues.
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Facts of O.C. Prehistory
May Be Buried Forever
m Archeology: Ancient Newport burial site, one of richest
of its kind, was excavated and built over with little notice.
By DEBORAH SCHOCH
TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWPORT BEACH —Nothing
prepared the diggers for the
strange and beautiful artifacts —
the beads, mysterious stone
spheres and decorated clay cylin-
ders —buried in the bluff top above
Newport Bay.
Then they started unearthing
bones. Hundreds of human bones.
-\rm bones. Leg bones. Teeth. Bone
fragments. Parts of human skulls.
Mill. the excavation crews
pushed on. quietly dismantling —
some say destroying —one of the
oldest and most important archeo-
A26 R SUNDAY, N(
logical sites on the California coast.
Week after week. during late 1995
and early 1996, archeological field
workers for an Irvine Co. project
dug up the bones, which were later
reburied in trenches nearby, to
make room for 149luxury homes.
From accounts of the Irvine Co.'s
archeologist and others who
worked at the site just off Jambo-
ree Road, the bluff top teemed with
clues to life along the Pacific coast
4,000 to 9.500 years ago, at the
close of the Ice Age.
"We kept walking around, saying.
'Where is the Smithsonian? Where
is National Geographic" " recalled
one archeological worker who
Please see BONES, A26
LOS \NGFLES TIME.`
BONES: Burial Site Built Over With Scant Public Noticc
1'k 1 descendants" overse
Ancient Find
The excavation of an Upper Newport Bay bluff top to build
housing in 1995 and 1996 yielded artifacts that could date back
4,000 to 9.500 years. Found at the Harbor Cove site:
a Graves: Possibly as many as 600
BACKBAY e� burials uncovered, with many
—os. FORD found in a cemetery -like area.
Newport ■ Ceramic cylinders: 30 small
Beach Fm° tapered objects, perhaps used in
SAN religious ceremony.
JOAQUIN
HIrDs ■Stonelspheres: 50tperfectly
baseball -
shaped halls ranging from
size to bowling ball -size.
Newport ^ ■ Bone beads: Hundreds of
Bar Fashion intricately designed beads carved
1 HWYT island
, from rabbit bone.
a Bifaces: Four dual -faced pieces,
20 to 30 centimeters long; possibly
V ra denoted status within the
settlement. One biface is made of
area ascavatad obsidian traced to a site on the
Am
a ss i�'� uncovarad eastern California -Oregon border.
Sauice'. McMO Irc.: ReseazcMa by A 1.l JWNIAe A`l rMws
Continued from Al
agreed to talk on condition that he
not be named. "it was a fantastic.
amazing story. Sad situation. Sad
story. I guess money talks."
A pricey, gated community
called Harbor Cove now sits atop
the bluff that once cradled the
remains of a village believed to be
thousands of years older than the
fabled Egyptian pyramids of Giza.
And virtually no one outside
Irvine Co. officials and a small
circle of archeologists, field work-
ers and Native Americans knows
what really emerged from this site.
called ORA-64. Rumors spread
among the local Native American
community that hundreds of pre-
historic human remains were un-
expectedly unearthed. A forensic
expert estimated that the site
contained as many as 600 burials.
The age of the bones may never
be known because they were re-
buried without radiocarbon dating
at the request of two state -ap-
pointed Native Americans called
most i e y
ing the site. Irvine Co. officials sa)
What is clear is this: An ancie
site long considered by archeol
gists as highly significant was e
cavated, then developed with lit
public awareness, even after yeF
of behind -the -scenes lobbying
some scientists to save it, accordi
to an extensive Times review
dozens of state and local documei
and more than 100 interviews.
rhe saga of ORA-64—so natr
rbecause it was the 64th site
Orange County on a national list
archeological finds —offers a r:
glimpse into a world where
interests of developers, archeo
gists and Native Americans ct
over tangled questions of how
balance modern-day progress w
cultural and scientific concei
'While the excavation of prehistt
.sites is not unusual in South
California, the ORA-64 sty
stands out because of the si
established scientific value and
Please see BONES. .
ANGELES TIMES
3-ONES: Irvine Co. Defends Work on Burial Site
,'ontinued from A26
.ebate that has ensued over how
.he burials were handled.
The Irvine Co. and the state
,alive American Heritage Com-
nission. which oversees the han-
41mg of Indian remains, insist that
)RA-64 was developed in strict
accordance with state and local
aws.
"This company has spent more
:han $2 million seeking to develop
:hat site, but to do it in a way that
is sensitive to whatever was there
in terms of prehistory —in terms of
removing it, cataloging it, analyz-
ing it, sharing the results with the
public." said Larry Thomas. the
lrvme Co.'s senior vice president
nor communications. "That's
:aarly a destruction of a site."
Thomas added that the compan,'
:red to protect the site from "Indi-
ana Jones" types hunting for bur-
ied treasure.
"You have an obligation not to
identify specific places " he
said. "We have not sought to
create any greater interest in this
than already existed, but to try to
explain what we were doing as we
were going along."
Thousands of artifacts from the
site remain in laboratories and in
storage, and the Irvine Co. has
promised a full public accounting
of what was discovered. The report
has been delayed for months be-
cause of the wealth of data.
Even so. some Native Americans
and scientists argue that the site
was so important that S should
have been preserved. Some con-
tend that state laws intended to
protect sites from scavengers can
instead unintentionally allow their
-destruction by development, by
-keeping locations secret. It was.
according to one official attached
to the state Office of Historic
Preservation, "a failure of the sys-
tem."
They say that everything that
was done was legal. Well. it may be
legal. but it isn't right." said Lillian
Robles, an elder with the Juaneno
Band of Mission ORA 6
Indians d and
it's is
of the digging at
. so
legal why was everyone so hush-
hush?"
human remains would be distrib-
uted without their approval. And I
don't plan on violating that agree-
ment." Macko said.
Belardes. a leader of the Juaneno
Band of Mission Indians. said he
opposed any bone examination that
would be destructive, such as
radiocarbon dating or DNA testing.
Velasques, tribal chair of the
Coastal GabrielinoiDiegueno band
of Mission Indians, confirmed that
he had requested secrecy at the
site, and said the Irvine Co. treated
the remains with dignity.
"From what I saw, to me it was
better that (the remains] be ex-
Michael E. Macko, the con-
sulting archeologist for
the Irvine Co. who over-
. saw the excavation of ORA-64.
based his estimate that esit was
occupied roug Y
to 91500
years ago on radiocarbon dating of
shells that appear to have been the
kitchen waste of the inhabitants
who sought food from the coast-
humed and buried in a better place
than they be bulldozed over." he
said.
LTrider state law, when hu-
man remains are found at a
construction site, the
county coroner must determine
whether they are recent or an-
cient. At ORA-64. that job fell to
coroner's consultant Judy Suchey.
a nationally recognized forensic
anthropologist who —when ques-
tioned by reporters last spring —
said that approximately 600 or
more remains had been uncovered.
Irvine Co. officials questioned
how Suchey had reached that
count. Thomas, the company
spokesman, said at the time that
only three full skeletons and hun-
dreds of bone fragments had been
discovered. Any count is difficult
because most bone was found not
as full skeletons, but fragmented.
scattered and disturbed by rodents.
Macko said. In later interviews
however. Thomas said that Such -
ey's estimate of 600 might be
correct.
"It could be," he said. "It cook
be more. It could be less. But we
don't know how she reached tha
conclusion."
Please see BONES, A=
Fewer than 10 archeological
sites along the California coast date
back more than 9,000 %ears. and
i
ORA-64 was one of the largest,
<--said Jon M. Erlandson. a leading
— And there are the four stone
-bifaces—stone artifacts shaped like
expert in early coastal life who has
-large arrowheads and flaked on
reviewed data from the site.
either side-20 to 30 centimeters
"This is one of the most impres-
live and important sites from the
- long. One is made of a natural
_volcanic glass called obsidian
Pacific coast of North America."
_traced to an area on the eastern
Macko
said Erlandson. a University of
-Oregon-California border.
: Oregon associate professor of an-
says.
' thropology who is assisting on
_ How the obsidian traveled across
valleys of what
ORA-64 research.
The excavation could produce
:the mountains and
--is now California to be buried
.important new details about Cali- I
_above Newport Bay "is one of the
Vornia's past, such as the impact of
.most fascinating research ques-
said.
-•climate changes and types of veg-
I
lions that we have." Macko
,'etation, as well as trade and social
_. Missing from this treasure trove
:..patterns of the early inhabitants.
• say archeologists familiar with the I,
_are the artifacts found with the
=burials. Those were returned to the
-site.
The prehistoric dwellers left be-
arth along with the bones during
earth
-11 rebunals from August 1995 to
;hind a wealth of artifacts —thou- i
=January 1997. Native Americans
sands of them. Macko says, includ-
associated w th the project per-
ssociaormed ed withtheceremonies.
-ing many hundreds that he
considers of museum quality. i
"
Without the bones, some scien-
There are the perfectly round
tone balls. 50 to 60 in all. some the
I
mists say, huge amounts knowl-
about the early people who
size of baseballs, two as big as
; edge
ade these artifacts is lost. But the
fowling balls. Similar balls have I
-appointed Native American over-
David
-been found elsewhere in California, I
-in Oregon and eastward —but the
„seers —Jim Velasques and
�elardes—opposed any chemical
sheer numbers at ORA-64 make
..Lestittg of bone, the Irvine Co. says.
-the find important. Macko says. He
Acid they also asked for secrecy.
hypothesizes that they were used
-- ^l signed an agreement with
-for sports.
30 thimble -sized.
titon; that ..;id ;, information on
= There are
-decorated clay cylinders seeming!)
-fired at high eemperatures. A 1971
`discovery of similar objects during i
=act earlier dig at ORA-64 led to
at
�ublfshed scientific reports that
-they were the known deco-
I
rated. fired -clay ceramics in the
_Western Hemisphere.
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!SR SUNDAY.NOVEMBER.'.1997
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uchey,an anthropology profes-
at Cal State Fullerton, said she
;ed her estimate on the bones
saw in the field and in a
[oratory, where they were
efly held before reburial, as well
conversations she had with
ople at the site.
With the permission of the coro-
�r's office, The Times reviewed
!arly 200 of the 4,000 photc-
.-aphic slides Suchey says she
Allected of the burials. They show
ortions of tibias and femurs, plas-
c bags filled with bone fragments,
yen an upper jaw with 12 teeth.
;tides dated Nov. 16, 1995. show
vhat appear to be four partially
:xcavated burials still in the
;round.
However, a request by The
Times to reproduce photographs of
the bones was denied by the coro-
ner's office at the request of the
Native American Heritage Con -
mission.
Macko says Suchey's estimate is
probably on target. One worker,
who requested anonymity, said he
helped dig up at least a dozen
skeletons that were 30% to 80%
complete.
Some workers said many re-
mains turned up after heavy equip-
ment arrived at the site in 1995,
systematically removing thin lay-
ers of soil to reveal bones and other
objects underneath.
"Bones turned up everywhere,
one worker recalled. "You could
see a cranium that had just been
sheared in half by the scraper —
bones that were crushed by the
scraper."
Macko, however, denies that ex-
tensive damage occurred. "Most
things were recovered with abso-
lutely no damage," he said.
First workers excavated the site.
digging roughly 1,900 one -by -one -
meter, squares in the ground,
Macko said. Paddle -wheel scrapers
removed one to two inches of soil
at a time to assure objects were
unearthed before grading began,
he said. When remains were found,
scraping was halted and bones
were removed by hand, he said.
The scraper's accuracy was
--mind-boggling," Macko said.
According to Erlandson. the
ORA-64 excavation was handled
properly. The standard routine, he
said, would have been to dig a
small percentage of a site and
bulldoze the rest.
"This was much better than the
average project," he said. Still, he
added, he wishes the site could
have been saved from develop-
ment.
Some archeological workers
questioned the wisdom of hiring a
handful of state prison inmates
from two halfway houses to work
on the ORA-64 site. Macko said the
inmates were doing manual labor
such as washing material and re-
pairing screens, not excavation.
"I saw no reason not to give
these guys a chance at all," he said.
More study of the artifacts and
other scientific review remain. But
Macko is scheduled to speak about
the site Thursday at the Pacific
Coast Archeological Society, which
already is stirring fresh curiosity
among local archeologists.
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A ithough ORA-64's final ex-
cavation attracted little
public attention, a much
smaller dig generated a flurry of
coverage in January 1973, when
scientists reported the unearthing
of thimble -sized. decorated, fired -
clay ceramics believed to be 6,000
to 7,150 years old.
Archeologist Christopher Dro-
ver —who discovered the ceram-
ics —later applied to nominate
ORA-64 to the National Register of
Historic Places.
State records show that the state
Historical Resources Commission
approved Drover's request in July
1977, a step that some officials say
can virtually assure a place on the
National Register. But the final
paperwork apparently was never
signed in Sacramento or forwarded
to the National Register in Wash-
ington. Consequently, the site was
never listed. ( While National Reg-
ister status does not in itself block
development of a historic site, it
sometimes can prompt more thor-
ough federal scrutiny of a private
project and more public awareness
of a site's importance.)
Other experts sought to save
part or all the site. One consulting
archeologist, Joan Brown, urged in
The following year, conserva-
tionists in Newport Beach at-
tempted to drum ul support and
money to buy the OB.A-641and and
two other Irvine Co. properties
above Newport Bay. The campaign
focused on environmental con-
cerns, not archeology, and voters
turned down Measure A in Novem-
her 1993 by a 2-to-1 ratio.
"If people thought it was so
significant archeologically that it
should have been untouched. there
was an opportunity to purchase it
from us, and we were a willing
seller," Thomas of the Irvine Co..
said:
The Irvine Co. then pressed
ahead with the Harbor Cove proj-
ect, receiving approval from the
Newport Beach City Council and
the California Coastal Commission,
which reviewed the company's
archeological plans. Excavation
work at ORA-64 began Jan. 19.
1995. finishing a year behind
schedule in May 1996.
In a last-ditch effort for preser-
vation, Jonathon E. Ericson, a UC
Irvine professor of environmental
analysis, design and anthropology,
wrote Irvine Co. President Donald
L. Bren in May 1995, urging at least
partial preservation of what he
called "perhaps one of the most
important sites of its type in North
America and the world." Ericson
said he never heard back from
Bren.
Some archeologists still wonder
whether government review
should have assured ORA-64's
preservation, much as it might
protect a wetlands or a rate song-
bird.
The California Environmental
Quality Act requires the study of
whether a project might signifi-
cantly damage an important
archeological site. It strongly en-
courages site preservation, but if
that proves impossible, the site is
supposed to be excavated so that its
information is recovered and
saved —such as retrieving artifacts
and studying them.
Some wonder if the ORA-64
excavation illustrates a flaw in the
act.
"If they can't protect a site of
a 1992 report for the city of New- that importance, then ICEQA is]
port Beach that ORA-64 be pre- not doing what it's supposed a do,-
served. "This is one of the most said Patricia Martz, associate pro-
he -
important prehistoric site[s] re- _ ologyfessot anthropology and Angeles
an
maining in Orange County," Brown j ology at Cal State Los Angeles and
former chairwoman of the state
wrote. Her report, part of an envi- I
r
Historical Resources Commission.
onmental review process for the
proposed Harbor Cove develop-
ment, was deemed confidential un- 1135
der state law because it contained
"It was a failure of CEQA and
local government to deal appropri-
ately with a valuable environmen-
tal resource," said William Seidel.
coordinator of the state's Historical
Resources Information System.
which keeps track of archeological
sites and other historic places for
the state Office of Historic Preser-
vation. 'I think it was a failure of
the system."
Today, as they did thousands of
years ago, people are settling in at
the bluff top above Newport Bay.
Nearly all the houses at Harbor
Cove are finished —large, big -win-
dowed homes. some with Spanish -
style red -tile roofs, some with New
England -style gray stone details
and coach lights. Mercedes Benzes.
BMWs and Lexuses are parked in
the driveways. Landscapers have
planted flowers and trees.
Robles, the tribal elder of the
Juaneno band of Mission Indians.
wonders how much Harbor Cove
residents know about the people
who came before them.
"When it's winter, and the doors
start slamming, and they hear
footsteps," she said, "they will
know the ancestors are around."
Deborah Schoch can be reached at
(714( 966.5813 or by e-mail at
deborah.schoch@latimes.com
IDS NGELES TIMES
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A 30-acre site is roped oil for
archeological excavation in
1995-96 that was directed by the
Irvine Co. The ancient burial site,now a housing development,
yielded thousands of artifacts as
t _ _=�---� much as 9,500 years old and .�
- "'t" remains of an estimated 600 or
more Native Americans, some of
which were reburied nearby at the
request of tribal overseers,.
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-N,e- D e Scy7' Su t" i h
/ "-le JN /Y 0 V-
o-C 19�7.
early AwfuS
Blame it on Custer
Only a couple of Weeks ago, we had a
local archaeologist run some tests on ant
area we are planning on using for a golf
driving ranee. We are paying him!
Do you think he was looking after Our
interests when he said the windward side
of a small- hill at the very end of our
property can't be used and won't be used
to our project, but must be cordoned off
and sealed for archaeological explona-
tion by the Indians'.
That stunned me, and I asked him why
and who really cares. All the Indians ever
did was put up their teepees and camp at
a given location until they had polluted it
with garbage and waste and then moved
on to anbther area so that the same thing
would happen all over again, not only
here in the Coachella Valley but all over
the Southwest.
And this was long before the Environ-
mental Frotectlon Agency.
I finally told the archaeologist that if
General George Armstrong Custer had
taken the six Galling guns that were at
Fort Uncom. Dakota, before the battle of
tittle Big Horn in 1876. we wouldn't have
all this Indian nonsense to put up with.
(Each Galling gun ficed .300 rounds per
minute!)
M. J. (Jack) DOW
Palm Desert
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