The Kings 4 Archaeological Preserve in California holds a large prehistoric mound and associated burials. On the very foggy morning of January 14th, monitoring work was required as the Southern California Edison Company completed work to remove three idle utility poles that were no longer in use. Two of these poles were on the Kings 4 Preserve in Hanford, California, and the other was just off the property. Photos document the poles being removed.
Kings 4 Archaeological Preserve, CA in deep fog.
Additional work that day involved several of the staff and community members from the Santa Rosa Rancheria who repatriated cultural remains back to the preserve. Culturally speaking, this region of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is the ethnographic territory of the Southern Valley Yokut Indians. The Southern Valley Yokuts are divided into various tribal groups, usually delineated by different dialects. The Santa Rosa Rancheria is comprised of members of the federally recognized Tachi Yokut tribe, who belong to the larger entity of the Southern Valley Yokut Indians.
