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> Subject: Ancient Ohlone Village and Burial Site Uncovered in Santa Cruz<BR>> > <BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:43 AM<BR>> Subject: Ancient Ohlone Village and Burial Site Uncovered in Santa Cruz<BR>> <BR>> KB Home Development construction crew uncovered the remains of a young <BR>> Native American boy at a 6,000-year-old burial site in Santa Cruz on <BR>> Saturday.<BR>> <BR>> http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/ancient-ohlone-village-and-burial-site-uncovered-in-santa-cruz#comments<BR>> <BR>> Letter to the public asking for support in preserving the ancient burial <BR>> ground.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Saturday a KB Home Development construction crew set to build nine new <BR>> homes on Market Street uncovered the remains of a Native American child on <BR>> an ancient Ohlone village and burial site.<BR>> <BR>> The remains of an adult were also uncovered on Friday, according to Ed <BR>> Silveira, of the Villa Branciforte Preservation Society, who said this is <BR>> the most historically significant event that's happened in Santa Cruz.<BR>> <BR>> Silveira said KB Home knew they were building on a 6,000-year-old site, <BR>> but that they went ahead with the construction nonetheless.<BR>> <BR>> We knew it was a 6,000-year-old site, so it was a no-brainer that there <BR>> were remains there, but they chose to go ahead and do it anyway with the <BR>> encouragement of the city, Silveira said.<BR>> <BR>> <STRONG><EM>Silveira said there's also an area of the rare Spine Flower plant growing <BR>> on the site, with only three of these plant species known to exist in <BR>> California.<BR></EM></STRONG>> <BR>> These historical findings were uncovered at an area known as the Knoll <BR>> located in the Villa Branciforte side of Santa Cruz, which is one of the <BR>> first three settlements in California. Numerous artifacts uncovered <BR>> between the late 1700s to the 1830s have been found in the area.<BR>> <BR>> As of now, Silveira and others are hoping to reach a mutual agreement with <BR>> KB Home Development so they can can conserve the historical site before <BR>> they start its construction tomorrow.<BR>> <BR>> There has to be a process that has to be done, so our goal is to see if <BR>> there can be some kind of agreement so they don't build the nine homes on <BR>> the burial site, Silveira said.<BR>> <BR>> There will be a gathering to stop construction at the Branciforte Creek <BR>> site in downtown Santa Cruz on Pacific and Laurel at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, <BR>> and from there attendees will walk to Grant Street Park at 2 p.m., with a <BR>> last walk ending at the ancient burial site.<BR>> <BR>> What do you think of building on ancient burial sites?<BR>> <BR>> Tell us in the comments.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR></DIV> </div></body>
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