Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology

Recent discussions by Wallace (1985:135-144, 1986:21-27), and a general dearth of information for the southerly portions of Los Angeles County in general, provide the impetus for this short comment. The data presented below from Malaga Cove (CA-LAN-138; Fig. 1) were collected by the author during the mid- to late-1930s, preceding and overlapping the Southwest Museum excavations conducted by Edwin Walker (Walker 1937:210-214, 1951:27-69).