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The Delmar Formation is a geologic formation best exposed in seashore cliffs at Del Mar and Solana Beach in California, overlayed by Torrey Sandstone. [1] The formation rocks comprise the barrier bar [1] for Los Peñasquitos Lagoon [2] and have three sub-facies that can be classified as ancient oyster reefs (Ostrea idrianensis), tidal flats and sublittoral channels and ponds [1] The formation ...
The control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans. Fire provided a source of warmth and lighting , protection from predators (especially at night), a way to create more advanced hunting tools, and a method for cooking food.
The fire was started by a defective attic flue. [5] [6] In April 1918, the new El Portal Inn replaced the Hotel Del Portal. The smaller and less elegant Inn was a two-story, twenty-room hotel. It was operated by the Yosemite Terminal Company, a subsidiary of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. [5] [7] On July 9, 1932, the El Portal Inn was burned ...
The stone tools of these industries, along with preforms, lithic core, technical flakes, and pieces of angular debitage, mainly of chalcedony, are found on and in late middle Pleistocene-age fanglomerates and younger inset alluvial terraces in the Calico Hills (also known as the Yermo Hills) east of the Calico Peaks and the Calico Mountains.
The Franklin Fire started on Dec. 9, during the previous round of critical fire weather for Malibu. The fire started after dark, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.
Real time maps from California Fire Department show how the blaze has spread to over 3,000 acres of land – an area twice the size of Central Park Malibu fire map: 3,000 acres of California ...
Adrienne Mayor - Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs: biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world. Colin Renfrew - Figuring It Out: What are we? Where do we come from? – The parallel visions of artists and archaeologists. Ruth M. Van Dyke and Susan E. Alcock (ed.) - Archaeologies of Memory.
“Fire can be extremely unpredictable, and we highly encourage residents in the fire areas to be prepared, have a plan and heed our evacuation warnings and orders,” Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...