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Explorers Gather on California Channel Islands Rich Archaeological Site
An expedition funded largely by Stanford University will study the California Channel Islands off Santa Barbara and Ventura counties over six months. Anthropology and archaeology students describe the islands as a rich field with numerous finds, including stone tools, wampum, bones, and traces of ancient Native American life on St Nicholas Island, famous for the Lone Woman narrative.
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California
Channel Islands
Santa Barbara
Ventura Counties
Stanford University
Department of Knowledge
Pacific Coast
Chanel
Catalina
Clemente
St. Nicholas
St. Nicholas Island
San Buenaventura
Ventura
Point Conception
George Nidever
Crusoe
Uncanny Island