Chapter I: Part 1: General Report on the Excavations Conducted by Professor.... 1

JOHN C. MERRIAM AND DR. MAX UHLE IN THE SPRING OF 1902......
Introduction................................................ 2
Early Settlements in the Region............................. 5
Early References to Shellmounds of Middle California........ 6
The Nature of the Excavations............................... 7
The Base of the Mound....................................... 9
The Internal Structure...................................... 14
Constituents of the Mound................................... 16
Shells................................................. 16
Bones.................................................. 18
Fireplaces............................................. 19
Human Remains and Relics............................... 19
Burials..................................................... 21
Age of the Mound............................................ 30
Cultural Stages Represented................................. 36