PART 1. GENERAL REPORT ON THE EXCAVATIONS CONDUCTED BY PROFESSOR.... 1

JOHN C. MERRIAM AND DR. MAX UHLE IN THE SPRING OF 1902...... Introduction................................................ 2 Early Settlements in the Region............................. 5 Early References to Shellmounds of Middle California........ 6 The Nature of the Excavations............................... 7 The Base of the Mound....................................... 9 The Internal Structure...................................... 14 Constituents of the Mound................................... 16 Shells................................................. 16 Bones.................................................. 18 Fireplaces............................................. 19 Human Remains and Relics............................... 19 Burials..................................................... 21 Age of the Mound............................................ 30 Cultural Stages Represented................................. 36