IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM CAL CITY CAVE, CA-KER-517, CALIFORNIA

Charcoal recovered from a small, but well-developed midden with a high concentration of rock and charcoal in the Cal City Cave, CA-KER-517, was submitted for identification. This site is located within the corporate boundaries of California City in southeastern Kern County, California. It consists of a small rock shelter that is believed to have functioned as a work station for the processing of faunal material in the historic/protohistoric time period. Charcoal was identified to provide information concerning woods burned as fuel at this site.