"Cogged
stone" site at Bolsa Chica Mesa listed as eligible
with the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.ocregister.com
Condensed by Native Village
California: An ancient
American Indian burial ground at the Bolsa Chica
Mesa has received national historic designation.
"Cogged Stone" is now eligible for listing
with the National Register of Historic Places.
Preservationists say the move grants the area
more protection against future development.
“We value the property as a
significant resource,” said National Register of
Historic Places historian Paul Lusignan. “There
was a tremendous amount of i nformation
about the prehistoric site and distinction for
the fact that it has the cogged stone site,
which is a unique archeological feature found in
very few other locations.”
The "Cogged Stone" site was named
after the hundreds of carved stone disks –
cogged stones – found there. The disks were
possibly used for sacred rituals. The
cogged stones and human bone fragments nearby
are up to 8,500 years old.
Native American officials
say the ancient burial
ground is of international importance.
However, a decades
long battle is still being fought over
protection vs. developers rights to build homes
on the land.
The land was once shared by
the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians and the
Gabrieleno-Tongva.
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