Artifacts." They are also found tied in with bundles
of human hair in a garment (139539).

The use of _Olivella_ shells, with spires, bases, or both removed by
grinding in order to make beads, is known throughout Baja California
archaeologically. Similar occurrences are even more frequent in the
archaeology of southern and central California (Gifford, 1947, p. 11).
_Olivella_ shells inlaid in asphaltum have been found in southern
California (ibid., p. 36). The inlaid fragments of the shell from Bahia
de Los Angeles duplicate this type of decoration.

_Coral._--There is a piece of coral (139566) which may have been
purposefully smoothed into an elongate object, 10.5 cm. in length.

_Unworked shell._--Dr. Palmer collected sample specimens of unworked
shell from the open midden on the bay to the east of the burial site, as
well as unworked shell in association with the burials in the cave
(Annual Report, 1888, p. 129). These are listed below:

Cave Specimens
139561-_Cardium_ _elatum_ Sby.
139562-_Pecten_ (_vola_) _dentata_ Sby.
Midden Specimens
139590-_Cardium_ _pentunculus_
139591-(_Aximea_) _gigantea_
139592-_Strombus_ _gracilior_ Sby.
139593-_Strombus_ _tesselatum_
139594-_Callista_ _chionaea_
139595-_Chione_ _fluctifraga_
139596-_Crucibulum_ _spinosum_ Sby.
139597-_Chione_ (?) _succinata_
139598-_Neverita_ _reclugiana_
139599-_Dosinia_ _ponderosa_
139600-_Arca_ sp.
139602-_Pecten_ (_vola_) _dentata_
139603-_Venus_ _guidia_
139604-_Cardita_ (_Lazaria_) _californica_
139605-_Avicula_ sp.
139606-_Tapes_ _grata_ Sby. and _histrionica_
139607-_Solecurtus_ _californianus_ Com.
139608-_Spondylus_ _princeps_
139609-_Ostraea_ _palmilla_ cpr.
139610-_Liacardium_ _elatium_
139611-_Phyllontus_ sp.
139612-_Prinna_ sp.

MIDDEN POTSHERDS

In addition to the unworked shells there are body and rim sherds from
at least two pottery vessels which came from a shell midden on the bay.

There is a single rim sherd (139614a) which comes from a shallow bowl
with a direct flat-topped rim. Color of both the interior and exterior
surfaces is buff. The paste is fairly coarse, with a granitic sand
temper which has also some pumice inclusions. There is also evidence of
vegetable-fiber inclusions. There is no mica in the paste. The fragment
is 5 mm. thick.

The second fragment