Archaeological assemblages
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Pepperdine University Archaeological Survey and Excavation Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0114
Abstract
Before Pepperdine University existed, the Chumash Native Americans inhabited what is modern day Malibu. Their invention and use of the plank canoe (tomol), their beautifully crafted baskets, tools and bead making, and their customs/beliefs are what make the Chumash unique.The Chumash are still present and thriving today in Southern California. In 1970, UCLA Archaeologist John Beaton and his team surveyed the site that would become Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. They excavated a rock...
Dates:
1970 - 1977