Post #387344 by Ojaitimo on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 2:38 PM

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The History Channel has some great episodes about early man on right now. The episode about early Paleo American Indians reminded me of Shishalop.
The Channel Islands just of the coast of Ventura, California, has the earliest remains of American Indians in North America dated to 10,000 BC. Called the Arlington man.
In Ventura below Ojai Valley, on the land where the Chumash village in Shishalop stood for many thousands of years, The city is now called San Buena Ventura.
(City of Good Fortune) Not for Shishalop it wasn't.
There is a parking structure with this scale ocean canoe.

At end of Fiqueroa street is the former site of the village Shishalop. This village had stood for many thousands of years until the Padres and Conquistadors found them.

Developers are attenping to build on this land where the village once stood. This should be preserved for archaeologists and everyone interested.
The San Buena Ventura Conservancy is attempting to stop this.

[ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2008-06-16 15:04 ]