Project Gutenberg 2009-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 214 Massey, William C. Osborne, Carolyn M. 61063558 A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 Anthropological Records, Vol. 16, No. 8 Produced by Colin Bell, Joseph Cooper, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Burial Cave in Baja California" by William C. Massey and Carolyn M. Osborne is a scientific publication, specifically an archaeological report, produced in the late 20th century. The book details the findings of Dr. Edward Palmer's excavation at Bahía de Los Angeles in Baja California, where he unearthed a burial cave containing skeletal remains and a variety of artifacts used by the extinct Indigenous peoples of the region. The work emphasizes the ethnographic and archaeological significance of the Palmer Collection, shedding light on the life and customs of the Borjeño tribe, who inhabited this arid environment. The content of the book outlines the archaeological context of the burial cave and offers a comprehensive analysis of the artifacts discovered, including stone pipes, bone implements, and decorative shell objects. The authors discuss the burial practices, the orientation of the skeletons, and the materials associated with the interments, suggesting a ceremonial significance. They also examine the environmental challenges faced by the indigenous populations, revealing how historical trade and cultural practices shaped their survival in the difficult landscape of Baja California. Overall, this detailed study enriches our understanding of the region's prehistory and the cultural legacy of the Native American tribes that once thrived there. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Baja California (Peninsula) Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- Antiquities E011 Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 123296 123309 2024-09-13T05:12:53.489762 2023-09-13T10:08:30.536672 text/html text/html 118243 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1261671 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1318408 2024-09-13T05:13:01.698714 application/epub+zip 1318783 2024-09-13T05:12:56.715797 application/epub+zip 102591 2024-09-13T05:12:54.087827 application/epub+zip 1138055 2024-09-13T05:13:04.071722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1119104 2024-09-13T05:12:59.249788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130489 2022-09-14T06:05:10.068326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92339 92228 2024-09-13T05:12:53.005845 2023-09-13T10:08:30.033687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 92268 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33580 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 92264 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33546 2021-01-05T19:40:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20606 2024-09-13T05:13:04.216699 application/rdf+xml 20999 2024-09-13T05:12:54.442813 image/jpeg 4916 2024-09-13T05:12:54.263784 image/jpeg 1326649 2024-09-13T05:12:53.540818 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog