ARCHAEOLOGISTS FINISHING WORK AT MISSION DIG SITE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Archaeologists began wrapping up their work Friday on a Mission Hills site where workers building an animal shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. discovered 400-year-old structures believed to be part of Indian quarters. The site is about 200 feet from San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Mission, the 17th of 21 missions established by the Franciscans in the 18th century. Workers said their discoveries include a 6-by-35-foot platform. ``We have to do some research to figure out what it could have been used for,'' said John Foster, senior archaeologist and a vice president at Greenwood and Associates. ``We think it might have been part of a mill or something like that.'' Foster said he was surprised at the size of the platform as well as its good condition. The site, at 11030 Stranwood Ave., has been transformed into an archaeological dig for the past two weeks after workers discovered a wall. City Council President Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City said he has been excited by the findings and is waiting for a final archaeology report to determine what should be done at the site. ``This is the birthplace birth·place n. The place where someone is born or where something originates. birthplace Noun the place where someone was born or where something originated Noun 1. of the Valley and we ought to commemorate it in some fashion,'' Padilla said. Foster said he sees no reason for the animal shelter project to be halted, particularly since the area that has been uncovered is designated to be a corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most . ``I would like to see some type of marker noting what we found and we will take steps to cover what we have to protect it,'' Foster said. Foster said he hopes to complete his report next week. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Archaeologists Dana Slawson, left, and John Foster examine a structure unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all. near the San Fernando Mission. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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