Shell Middens Bolsa Chica Sacred Site (Acjachemen) Huntington Beach, CA, 2012 “Shell middens are scattered through-out the Bolsa Chica: testimony to the abundant seafood availability to early inhabitants. A series of radio-carbon assays indicate that the site was occupied from about 8,000 to 2,000 years ago. The shell middens can provide the information needed to trace environmental changes, and study the corresponding changes in natural resource exploitation by the early inhabitants of the Bolsa Chica” – Bolsa Chica Land Trust Alfred at Bolsa Chica Sacred Site (Acjachemen) Huntington Beach, CA, 2012 Bolsa Chica is a 9,000 year-old village, cemetery, and ceremonial site that is the oldest prehistoric village in Orange County. Human remains, evidence of house-pits, and thousands of artifacts have been excavated at this location. The descendants of the Tongva and the Acjachemen consider this place to be the home of their ancestors and a sacred ceremonial site. They are fighting to save these cultural sites from destruction by wealthy and influential developers with little regard for their history.
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