Discover Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands Dig – we are going to uncover some ancient mysteries on these northern most island in the Channel Island train. We will learn about the people who lived and worked they – and the amazing discoveries they made that have changed the history of the western hemisphere!
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVER #1 – Santa Rosa Island has been steeped in legal battles since it was first granted to Mexican citizens under a Mexican Land Grant. What are the last Spanish names of the Mexican families and Governors who influenced the islands early fate ? Many of these early California family names are now street names in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in memory of these early settlers and law makers. button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 2 the Mexican owners of Santa Rosa gave title of the island to their daughters who had married Americans. These men brought what types of animals to the island to try to establish a ranch ? button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 3 – These two ranchers got into a legal battle over the island, and in the end sold their shares to a Mr. Moore, who became the owner during the first years of California Statehood under US Government rule. He then sold the island to his brother, Alexander Moore. What terrible crime did Mr. Moore commit ? button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 4 The next owners were Vail and Vicker who held the island as a ranch until forced to sell to the US Government in 1986 to turn the island into a national park. During their ownership several amazing things were found on the island by archeologists and paleontologists. What was found there ? button button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 5 – What do the discoveries on Santa Rosa tell us about early life on the Channel Islands and how did these discoveries change our understanding of pre-history in North America ? button button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 6 – San Miguel Island is the island furthest north and most exposed to the fierce weather off the Pacific. What type of ranching took place there and what impact did it have on the native plants on the island ? button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 7 – In what way is the history of San Miguel tied to the discovery of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas ? button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 8 – In 1940 a discovery was made on San Miguel that tied it to discoveries made on Santa Rosa Island. What was this discovery (hint – look at the short time line near the bottom). button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY # - 9 – What year did San Miguel become a part of the National Park System ? button
Islands Team: . . . . Tue, Apr 8, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG DISCOVERY #10 – What five Islands are now part of the Channel Islands National Park formed in 1980 ? button button
Mariela/Norma/*Christy*/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4
They found mammoth bones and human bones.
Vanessa/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #4 Three human bones were found thirty feet deep.
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Dig#1 Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Andrew/Galatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1 Jose and Carlos Carrillo.
Kenya/IvyMadison704: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 Moore killed Ah You,one of his chinese workers.
Kenya/IvyMadison704: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 Moore killed Ah You,one of his chinese workers.
Jorge/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#2 To make a ranch they brought 270 cattle, 9 horses, and 2 rams.
*Melissa/Yolanda*/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:38AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4 they found 50 mammoths and the larger animal was called the Mammuthus Columbi, and three ancient human bones found 30 feet deep under grown.
Avtar/Gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig6.The combination of westernmont geographic position,exposed to harsher North Pacific weather,and the impact of destructive shape ranching have been yhe primary factors.
Mariela/Norma/*Christy*/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#5
It's telling us that people and mammoths and people lived together.
Avtar/Gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig6.The combination of westernmont geographic position,exposed to harsher North Pacific weather,and the impact of destructive shape ranching have been the primary factors.
Mariela/Norma/*Christy*/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#5
It's telling us that people and mammoths and people lived together.
*Melissa/Yolanda*/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4 they found 50 mammoths and the larger animal was called the Mammuthus Columbi, and three ancient human bones found 30 feet deep under grown.
Andrew/Galatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#2 They bought 9horses and 2rams to Santa Rosa.
cory/madison/Galliatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG#4
Paleontology people found 200 mammoths parts,and they found three ancient people.
Michael/Alex/Madison/Gallatin/: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig 9 San Migul came apart in 1930.
Andy/Nick/Madison/704: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG#3
Moore gained notoriety for a unresolved muurder case when he shot and killed one of his workers.
AlexD./Kevin I./Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4
They found three ancient people buried 30 feet in the side of the wall in Arlington.
lylybell*Rebecca*Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 The terible crime Mr.Moore comited is when he killed Ah You ,one of his chinese workers.
lylybell*Rebecca*Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 The terible crime Mr.Moore comited is when he killed Ah You ,one of his chinese workers.
Spencer/Jorge/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#3 He shot and killed Ah You, one of his chinese workers.
lylybell*Rebecca*Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 The terrible crime Mr.Moore comited is when he killed Ah You ,one of his chinese workers.
Avtar/Gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig5.Its telling us that mammoths and people living together.
Avtar/Gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig3.He killed Ah You one of his chinese worker.
Andrew/Galatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#3 Mr.Moore shot Ah you one of his chinese workers.
*Crystina*Andrea*Gallatin* madison*: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#4 They found bones of humans and mammoths .
*Melissa/Yolanda*/madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Avtar/gallatin/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig4.They killed three ancient people on the wall of Arlington.
Kenya/IvyMadison704: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#4 They found mammuthus,mammoth bones.
Vanessa/Guadalupe/Madison/Gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 They tell us that mammoths and humans may have lived together. It changes our understanding by letting us know something we've never learned before.
Michael/Alex/Madison/Gallatin/: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig 10 The five islands are Santa Cruz,Santa Rosa,San Miguel,Santa Barbara,and Anacapa.
Mariela/Norma/*Christy*/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#6 They ranched the sheep and it ate the plants.
Avtar/Gallatin/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig4.They found 3 ancient people.
Chad C. & Jonathan V. / madison/ gallatin: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 The kind of ranching they had was a sheep ranch.The impact on the native plants was that it re-population.
Kenya/IvyMadison704: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 8:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#5 They told us that this Mammus or Elphus were standing up to 14 feet tall.
Ryan&Damian/705madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4They found mammoth bones.
Kayleigh/Lam/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 5,000 years ago there were human hunting mammoths in far north Amercas.
: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Mr.Moore committed a crime of murder.
Eduardo/Ianh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4)They founds mamoths bones and human bones.
Francine/Jaasmine/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They found bones of Nammuthus.
Amber/Samantha/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 Mr.Moore committed a crime of murder.
Alex&Isaac/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4Humans and mammoths were on the island.
ISRAEL/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They foud mammoth bones
Francine/Jasmine/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 They found mammoth bones.
Eduardo/Ianh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3)Mr.moore committed a crime of murder.
Michael/Madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 The archeoloists and the paleonlogistely found 200 parts appoximately 50 mamoths.
Alex&Isaac/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4They found mammoths bones,and humans bones.
Kayleigh/Lam/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 Today enviromentalists, scientists, and nature explorers are watching the 10,000 acre island.
Kayleigh/Lam/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#7 The Lone Woman of renowned as the man who discovered The Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island, about whom the book and movie Island of the Blue Dolphins was based.
raul lerma 705 madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The name of the people are Juan and a nother guy
.
raul lerma 705 madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The name of the people are Juan and a nother guy
.
Omar\705\madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3In the last years of mexicans ownership of california,land grants were awarded citizens.And what he did was Moore's death in 1893 lead to his brother and relations managing the island.
francinne/jasmine/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 He found 9 mammoth bones possibly in a human fire.
anthony/austin/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 History, philc, orr, collected more than 200 parts of approximotely 50 mammoths.
: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 They brought aneimals like shhep and horeses.
raul lerma 705 madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 They brought aneimals like shhep and horeses.
Amber/Samantha/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 Phil c. orr collectted more then 200 parts of about 50 mammoths.And Phil c. orr discoverd an ancient lady which is
13,000 years old.
Michael/Madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 They discoveried three anciet human bones buried 30 feet deep.
Eduardo/Ianh/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5)The santa Rosa people told us about the santa barba Ilands and the mission.
anthony/austin/madison/705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 They collected more than 200 parts of approximately 50 mammoths.
Kayleigh/Lam/705/madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#8 This family also discovered the first Pygmy Mammoth bones in the Channel Island.
Brian\Gabriel\Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4In 1959 find of three ancieent human bones found buried 30 feet deep in the side wall of Arlingtch.
Alex&Isaac/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 They had discoverd the most complete skeleton of a pygmy mammoth ever found.
Ryan & damian\705\ madison\: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5 Charcoal from the same stratum contained bones dated to 10,000 years brfore present.The descoveries on santa rosa told us that the erly life was hard.
raul lerma 705 madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 He did a crime of murder.
Amber/Samantha/705/Madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4 The discoveries told us that there
might have bean ancient people on Santa Rosa.
Jasmine/Francine /madison/ 705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:37AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#6 The type of ranching they did was sheep ranching.
Omar\705\madison: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4In 1959 find of three ancient human bones found buried 30 feet deep in the side wall of Arlington canyon on Santa Rosa Island.
marissa705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 In the last year of mexican ownership of California,land granting them ownership of larg tracts of Califonia ,incluudingmany of the Channel Islands
marissa705: . . . . Wed, Apr 9, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 In the last year of mexican ownership of California,land granting them ownership of larg tracts of Califonia ,incluudingmany of the Channel Islands
Taylor/SV/#6: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sheep ranching on San Miguel began shortly before the 1850s, and by the 1930s, had so overgrazed the native vegetation that the barren sands swept from one side of the island to the other unchecked.
matthew and ian : . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The ranchers ranched sheep on the island and the sheep ate all the grass.
nolan: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Lone Woman of renowned as the man who discovered The Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island, about whom the book and movie Island of the Blue Dolphins was based.
kate and taylor/sv: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:41PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 6 sheep ranching. The sheep overgrazed the native vegitation.
nolan: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:43PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This family also discovered the first Pygmy Mammoth bones in the Channel Island
kate and taylor/sv: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #7 The first sheep rancher was the one who discovered the lone woman.
Taylor/SV/#7: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The first sheep rancher discovered the Lone Women.
Taylor/SV/#7: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:48PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Taylor/SV/#8: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
In 1940 Life Magazine published a story about the Swiss Family Lester - the ranch mangers living in isolation on the island with their two daughters. This family also discovered the first Pygmy Mammoth bones in the Channel Islands.
matthew and ian/Sv/Dig#7 : . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:51PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The first sheep rancher of the island was the discoverer of the Lone Woman.
nolan: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
in 1940
nolan: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
in 1940
kate and taylor/sv: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig # 8 the first Pygmy Mammoth bones
Taylor/SV/#9: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Danny/Nick-SV-Dig#7: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The first Rancher discovered the Lone Woman
nolan: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The five islands are Santa Cruz,Santa Rosa,San Miguel,Santa Barbara,and Anacapa.
Nick/Danny-SV-#6: . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 1:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sheep ate all the vegetation
matthew and ian/Sv/Dig#8 : . . . . Thu, Apr 10, 2:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
A family discovered the first mammothbone on San Miguel.