Archaeological Sites of Coastal Southern California

This dataset represents the state of knowledge about the distribution of archeological sites distributed along coastal southern california as of 1987. The dataset is derived from a map series of seven adjacent but descrete maps illustrating seafloor sediment and rock. The purpose of this project was to create digital, GIS format versions of the Coastal Southern California archeological site maps originally produced by PS Associates of Cardiff, California for the Minerals Management Service in Reston, Verginia. Original map title: Prehistoric Archaeological Site Distribution Map. California Outer Continental Shelf Archeaological Resource Study from Morro Bay to the Mexican Border. Prepared by P.S. Associates, Contract number 14-12-0001-30272, May 1, 1987. Map scale was 1:125,000. Used maps 1C, 2C, 3C, 4C 5C.