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The Borax Lake site is located near the community of
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A portion of Borax Lake, including the site, was acquired by the
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1395:Water glyphs
1350:Oasisamerica
1340:N.A.G.P.R.A.
1300:Folsom point
1290:Effigy mound
1270:Clovis point
1238:Aridoamerica
1139:Wickiup Hill
1094:Spiro Mounds
1074:Salmon Ruins
1069:Russell Cave
864:Helen Blazes
859:Grimes Point
839:Fort Juelson
829:Fort Ancient
804:El Vallecito
764:Chaco Canyon
704:Angel Mounds
666:Steed-Kisker
616:Paleo-Arctic
538:Glacial Kame
523:Fort Ancient
415:Post-Classic
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283:. Retrieved
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1814:Other lists
1795:Los Angeles
1688:Santa Clara
1668:San Joaquin
1380:Thunderbird
1248:Black drink
1212:Peñon woman
1149:Winterville
1129:Velda Mound
1109:Taos Pueblo
1004:Parkin Park
989:Orwell site
974:Nodena site
869:Holly Bluff
844:Four Mounds
834:Fort Center
759:Casa Grande
709:Anzick site
601:Monongahela
528:Fort Walton
503:Coles Creek
468:Belle Glade
453:Anishinaabe
332:January 16,
307:January 16,
163:Description
1884:Categories
1723:Stanislaus
1693:Santa Cruz
1648:San Benito
1643:Sacramento
1462:California
1325:Metallurgy
1285:Eden point
1182:Buhl Woman
1054:Rock Eagle
1044:River Styx
969:Mummy Cave
964:Moundville
944:Mesa Verde
929:Marksville
676:Tchefuncte
636:Plaquemine
572:Las Palmas
488:Calf Creek
483:Cades Pond
230:References
149:California
73:Borax Lake
1678:San Mateo
1658:San Diego
1638:Riverside
1588:Mendocino
1518:El Dorado
1513:Del Norte
1498:Calaveras
1471:by county
1370:Stickball
1059:Rock Hawk
889:Key Marco
681:Troyville
661:St. Johns
646:Red Ocher
405:Formative
209:in 2006.
137:CA-LAK-36
1800:Pasadena
1748:Tuolumne
1708:Siskiyou
1608:Monterey
1583:Mariposa
1538:Imperial
1533:Humboldt
1258:Chanunpa
1243:Ballgame
1222:Vero man
1172:Anzick-1
1144:Windover
1104:SunWatch
1034:Rassawek
854:Glenwood
744:Brewster
596:Mogollon
567:La Jolla
553:Hopewell
513:Deptford
426:cultures
213:See also
181:obsidian
96:91001424
1821:Bridges
1753:Ventura
1738:Trinity
1478:Alameda
1407:Related
1265:Chunkey
1165:remains
1154:Wupatki
994:Paquime
884:Huápoca
749:Cahokia
719:Bastian
626:Patayan
548:Hohokam
533:Fremont
508:ComondĂş
463:Baytown
458:Avonlea
438:Alachua
410:Classic
400:Archaic
388:Periods
190:of the
1743:Tulare
1733:Tehama
1728:Sutter
1718:Sonoma
1713:Solano
1703:Sierra
1698:Shasta
1633:Plumas
1628:Placer
1623:Orange
1618:Nevada
1593:Merced
1573:Madera
1563:Lassen
1523:Fresno
1503:Colusa
1488:Amador
1483:Alpine
824:Folsom
789:Cutler
724:Benson
611:Oneota
543:Glades
518:Folsom
498:Clovis
395:Lithic
1598:Modoc
1578:Marin
1553:Kings
1528:Glenn
1493:Butte
1469:Lists
1355:Piasa
1163:Human
794:Eaker
697:sites
631:Plano
433:Adena
143:near
1763:Yuba
1758:Yolo
1613:Napa
1603:Mono
1558:Lake
1548:Kern
1543:Inyo
1315:Kiva
334:2018
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287:2007
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