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Holdings: 35mm slide: 7480
Date of Photo: Oct. 1956
World Region: North America
Region: US Great Basin and California
Country: United States
State/Province: California
County/District: Santa Barbara
Geographic Location: Santa Rosa Island
Archaeological Site Name: Cemetery of Dune Dwellers
Archaeological Site Number: CA-SRI-41A
Description: Santa Rosa Island, Calif. Cemetery of Dune Dwellers at Canada Verde. (Black Bottom phase). Material not dated, but believed to be later than the Red Head phase--however, Gypsum Cave type points are found here. Burial habit different than that of Red Heads, in that bodies are not sitting up, and no red paint used. Instead, the body cavity has been filled with black material giving rise to the phase term. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Image Categories: Feature: Burial/cremation(s); Human Remains: Burial/Cremation(s)- in situ
Source Type Detail: Photographer (Original): Orr, Phil C.

Collection: UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Record: 12667
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-12667/restricted

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Full citation: "Santa Rosa Island, Calif. Cemetery of Dune Dwellers at Canada Verde. (Black Bottom phase). Material not dated, but believed to be later than the Red Head phase--however, Gypsum Cave type points are found here. Burial habit different than that of Red Heads, in that bodies are not sitting up, and no red paint used. Instead, the body cavity has been filled with black material giving rise to the phase term. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-12667/restricted. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 05, 2024.