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Photographer: Syd Whittle
Taken: November 6, 2009
Caption: A Bountiful Place
Additional Description: Located throughout the park are interpretive markers detailing the natural resources and the changes the site has experienced over many years. This is an example of one of these markers:

Water and abundant food sources sustained the Ohlone population in the Pleasanton Valley.

For the Ohlone, fresh water was an important resouce for living. The seasonal drainage provides habitat for native plant species, many that were used by the Indians for food and medicinal purposes.

The rock features below, known as a bedrock mortar, was traditionally used by the Ohlone for processing acorns for eating. This is the only known remaining pre-historic feature in the park and is listed on the California Historic Register. The feature dates from perhaps as long as 3,000 BC and is most likely associated with one or more nearby archeological sites from the same time period.
Submitted: November 20, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p86371
File Size: 2.037 Megabytes

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