TitleArchaeology of the North Yaquina Head Shell Middens, Central Oregon Coast
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1989
AuthorsMinor, Rick, Debra C. Barnes, and Heritage Research Associates
Corporate AuthorsU.S. Bureau of Land Management Salem District,
Secondary TitleCultural Resource Series (United States. Bureau of Land Management. Oregon State Office)
Volumeno.3
Pagination86 p.
InstitutionHeritage Research Associates
CityEugene, Or.
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Valley F882.L6 M71 1989, Valley Documents Microfiche I 53.22/10:3, Guin F882.L6 M71 1989
Keywordsarcheology, birds, bivalves, California mussel = Mytilus californianus, cormorants (Phalacocorax spp.), crustaceans, fishes, gastropods, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, horse barnacle = Semibalanus cariosus, kitchen middens, marine mammals, molluscs, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, species list
NotesGives results of archeological investigations at two prehistoric shell middens on the north side of Yaquina Head. Has line drawings of artifacts. Seasonal availability of dominant species found is given.