IDENTIFICATION OF MACROFLORAL REMAINS FROM THE BREAKFAST CANYON SHELTERS, SITE CA-INY-272, DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

T\do small rockshelters were discovered in Breakfast Canyon, Death Valley, California. These shelters were utilized within the past 300 years, possibly by Southern Paiute or Western Shoshone peoples. Both shelters were used only for storage, and each contained one storage pit filled with basketry material, tule and grass mats, and fiber cordage. Contents of these "grass"-lined storage features were examined to determine materials present in the pits, and to determine materials used in constructing baskets and inlining the pits. A dried fruit and fibers from a coprolite were also sent for identification.