![]() ![]() ![]() More than three decades of archaeological research at Mission Santa Clara has revealed burials and associated grave goods from two different mission era cemeteries, as well as the archaeological remains of possible mourning ceremonies within the mission’s indigenous residential area. Mission Santa Clara de Asís, a Franciscan mission in Alta California, was home to Ohlone/Costanoan, Yokuts, and Miwok people who perpetuated and reinterpreted mortuary practices at multiple points across the landscape. The archaeological context of the burials is discussed within the broader framework of deposits recorded by the archaeological monitors and those data derived from the site are compared with the broader context of local sites in the San Francisquito watershed area. Also presented are the methods employed by the burial recovery team, the circumstances of burial discovery, and a description of burials and isolated human remains found during excavation as well as the results of the skeletal biology, AMS dating and stable isotope studies. Information on the construction project setting, the archaeological setting, and results from the monitoring of ground disturbing activities including tree removal, archaeological testing, and construction are also reported herein. ![]() This primarily prehistoric archaeological site underwent ground disturbance during the expansion of the Ronald McDonald House, located in Palo Alto, California. This final archaeological report presents information on the recovery and analysis of ancestral Muwekma Ohlone burials from the heritage site CA-SCL-609, which the Tribal leadership named Horše ’Iššéete Ruwwatka in their Ohlone language. ![]()
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