Comments on: New archaeological evidence reveals California’s Channel Islands as North America’s earliest seafaring economy

By: Paleo crescent knife? I googled that and saw some very very simiilar to this ...?

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:16:24 +0000

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By: Marilyn Mansi

Marilyn Mansi — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:19:29 +0000

There are lots of interesting survey points, solstice notches, and carved rock along the coast across from the Channel Islands, where the Conejo Creek flows out of Camarillo into the ocean. There is a large 5 notched basalt cliff above Hill Canyon Rd. behind an equestrian park off of Pleasant Valley Rd., where the Conejo creek flows from Wildwood Park. The summer sunset solstice sets right behind the right notch. Could this be from the same seafaring people who left the beautiful, points and crecents that you are finding?

By: suz

suz — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:27:16 +0000

another reason to cherish this wonderful national park

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Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:44:29 +0000

[…] Alex Finkelstein posted about this interesting story. Here is a small section of the postEvidence for a diversified sea-based economy among North American inhabitants dating from 12200 to 11400 years ago is emerging from three sites on California’s Channel Islands. … “What is so interesting is that not only do the data we have document some of the earliest marine mammal and bird exploitation in North America, but they show that very early on New World coastal peoples were hunting such animals and birds with sophisticated technologies that appear to have … […]