Malaga Cove
T
his Indian culture of Malaga Cove, was
located a little north of present day San Diego in California. These Indians
were also relatives of the earlier Indian culture, the San Dieguito culture.
The Malaga Cove derived away from this previous culture and began one of their
own at about 7200 years BP. This culture was one of a tool making tradition.
They produced many tools such as hammerstones, scraping and cutting tools,
usually made out of nearby pebbles or flint. This culture also made leaf-shaped
projectile points, also from flint. They used these points to hunts small
animals which surrounded them. These animals were these Indians chief supply of
food.
Image of Malaga Cove courtesy of
http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/harbour/42/pictoria.htm
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