I know a few Central Coast of California agricultural landowners who have Chumash bedrock mortars on their property, some with pestles still in them. They are u

I know a few Central Coast of California agricultural landowners who have Chumash bedrock mortars on their property, some with pestles still in them. They are unbelievably cool IMHO — when you are around them it's easy to imagine Chumash women working away grinding acorn flour and chatting as their children played under the oak trees however many years ago. The landowners mostly stay quiet for two reasons: One, who knows what the county, state, and the Chumash bands will want to do this time? Second (and far more importantly), if officials are informed it's essentially certain the locations will eventually leak and open the sites up to thieves and vandals. My understanding is that the sites have been made available to researchers under a covenant to not reveal the locations. To the second point, one only need refer to the tragedy of Painted Rock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Rock_(San_Luis_Obispo_County,_California) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Rock_(San_Luis_Obispo_...