Some additional info:
The Cogged Stone site (CA-ORA-83) is an extremely important archaeological site that once covered over 17 acres on the Bolsa Chica Mesa. The site dates to 8500 years ago and is the last remaining prehistoric coastal village and cemetery dating to the Early Holocene in the region. Sites of this time period are rare and the life ways of the earliest settlers of California are largely unknown. The name for this site is derived from the recovery of over 1000 of the stone sculptures known as “cogged stones”. It is the only known location for the production of these unique circular artifacts that to our modern eyes, resemble cogged wheels. The site served as the center of a complex ritual interaction sphere in which the cogged stones were manufactured at the site and distributed among prehistoric Native Americans in southern California . Interestingly, a few cogged stones have been found at a 9,000 year old site on the northern coast of Chile .
Hearthside Homes owns the property now and plans to build 349 houses on it.
In a memo from the developer’s archeologist dated 11/5/07 it reads
There are 87 human remains that need to be reburied
There are 83 prehistoric features that were uncovered with the burials
There are 4217 artifacts that were found during grading monitoring on ORA 83
There are 1622 artifacts that were found during the grading monitoring on ORA 85
There are approximately 2,000 boxes of materials
There are over 100,000 artifacts that have been collected.
All of this hidden from the Coastal Commission and the Native people
In peace & solidarity,Tamra BrennanFounder/DirectorProtect Sacred Sites Indigenous People, One Nationwww.protectsacredsites.orgwww.protectbearbutte.com
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In fact, from several sites on the north coast of Chile came nearly a thousand cogged stone
I just found out about this place today through and email how can i help save this place?
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