Soapstone in the Sky Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

LavaLizard: As there's been no cache to find for months and there does not appear to be any action to restore the cache, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

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Hidden : 5/22/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

"Please show respect when visiting this special place in time. Do not touch or deface the quarry in any way"

Bring a pen for log, small items to take/trade, cache is a 16oz container, and please leave cache in same location as found.

Soapstone vessels crafted by Santa Catalina Islands’s prehistoric inhabitants were important exchange items in the Gabrielino (Tongva’) and neighboring Chumash worlds. A review of mainland (and other island) artifact assemblages indicates an increasing demand for soapstone vessels in the Protohistoric and early Historic Periods. However, the effect of that demand on production activities is poorly understood.
Current research on Santa Catalina incorporates the results from the recently completed survey of over 1,700 acres, detailed documentation of 76 source localities, and limited excavation of eight sites to investigate the full range of soapstone vessel production activities on the island. The regional approach of this research strategy facilitates contrasts between source localities exhibiting low intensity use to those that were markedly more intensively exploited. Analysis of these data demonstrate distinct variations in the production sequences, resource selection patterns, intensity of production, methods of production, success/failure rates, and associated tool assemblages. The data also emphasize the relative production importance of mining pits in comparison to the better documented quarried outcrops.

Additional Hints ()

Nvecbeg Ybbc Genvy (tb yrsg) Frr cvpgher sbe nern gb frnepu (vs TCF vfa'g jbexvat)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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