Laguna Beach was the habitation site of a
prehistoric paleoindian civilization. In 1933, the first fossilized skull of a
paleoindian found in California was uncovered during construction on St. Ann's
Drive. Known as "Laguna Woman", the skull was originally radiocarbon
dated to more than 17,000 BP, however, revised measurements suggest it
originated during the Holocene era 11,700 years before present. Subsequent
research has found several prehistoric encampment sites in the area.
Historically, the indigenous people of the
Laguna Beach area were the
