The Long Canyon Village Site is an archaeological site located on the South Fork Kern River in Kern County, California, near the community of South Lake. The village was inhabited by the Tübatulabal people, who used the site as a winter home, until a point between 1780 and 1820. Archaeologists discovered the site in 1948–49. Investigations at the site have found the remnants of homes and granaries.[2]
Long Canyon Village Site | |
| Nearest city | South Lake, California |
|---|---|
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000803[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1980 |
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1980.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sheehey, Alison. "Indigenous Peoples of Kern County". Nature Alley. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
Further reading edit
- Cuevas, K.M. Archaeological Investigations at The Long Canyon Village Site, CA-KER-311, Kern County, California. Coyote Press.
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