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Ohlone Shellmound Buried Beneath the Emeryville Shopping Center

An ancient burial ground's tragic history of conquest and carelessness

Before the Spanish arrived in the 1700s, the Bay Area was home to the Ohlone people. But little evidence remains to tell their story. After all, Histories tend to bury those that come before—a brutal truth embodied by the Ohlone … Continue reading

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