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Pepperdine University Archaeological Survey and Excavation Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Pepperdine University Archaeological Survey and Excavation Collection
Identifier/Call Number: 0114
Identifier/Call Number: 136
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
7 cartons, 1 half-hollinger box, and 2 flat boxes.
Date (inclusive): 1970-1977
Abstract: Before Pepperdine University existed, the Chumash Native Americans inhabited what is modern day Malibu. Their invention and
use of the plank canoe (tomol), their beautifully crafted baskets, tools and bead making, and their customs/beliefs are what
make the Chumash unique.The Chumash are still present and thriving today in Southern California. In 1970, UCLA Archaeologist
John Beaton and his team surveyed the site that would become Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. They excavated a rock shelter
at Winter Canyon that uncovered 597 artifacts which were catalogued and returned to Pepperdine in 1977. The collection includes
memoranda, correspondence, and notes regarding the excavation, as well as the artifacts discovered. The discovered artifacts
are believe to be from the 13th century and related to the Chumash, the first inhabitants of Malibu.
Language of Material:
English
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Archaeologist John M. Beaton and his crew uncovered 597 artifacts. They returned the artifacts to Pepperdine University in
August, 1971. The artifacts remained in the Provost's office for a short time before they were transferred to the Natural
Science Division. On March 25, 2013, the artifacts were transferred to Pepperdine Libraries.
[Box/folder# or item name], Pepperdine University Archaeological Survey and Excavation Collection, Collection no. 0114, Malibu
Historical Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
The collection was initially arranged and described by Katie Richardson in July, 2013. Brendan Morris continued processing
the collection in 2021.
The collection includes the artifacts uncovered during the excavation believed to be from the 13th century and related to
Chumash Native Americans, the first inhabitants of Malibu, California. The collection also includes memoranda, correspondence,
and notes regarding an excavation led by UCLA Archaeologist John Beaton and his team during the summer of 1970, of what would
become the site for Pepperdine University's campus in Malibu, California.
Restrictions apply. Please contact Pepperdine University's Special Collections and University Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Antiquities
Memorandums
Press releases
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Excavations (Archaeology) -- United States
Archaeological assemblages
Universities and colleges -- California -- History
Correspondence
Chumash Indians
Frashier, Loyd D.
University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Archaeology
Beaton, John M.
Banowsky, William Slater
Pepperdine University
Chumash Native Americans