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The La Brea Tar Pits is an active paleontological research site in urban Los Angeles. Hancock Park was formed around a group of tar pits where natural asphalt (also called asphaltum, bitumen, or pitch; brea in Spanish) has seeped up from the ground for tens of thousands of years.
- La Brea Woman
La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La...
- Carpinteria Tar Pits
The Carpinteria Tar Pits are located in the southeastern...
- McKittrick Tar Pits
The pits are the most extensive asphalt lakes in the state....
- Saber-Toothed Cat
Machairodontinae is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran...
- American Lion
Panthera atrox, better known as the American lion, also...
- Binagadi Asphalt Lake
Skeleton of Rhinoceros binagadiensis (Pleistocene), which...
- Salt Lake Oil Field
Location of the Salt Lake Oil Field in the context of the...
- Dire Wolves
The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus / iː ˈ n ɒ s aɪ. ɒ n ˈ d aɪ r...
- La Brea Woman
La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. The remains, first discovered in the pits in 1914, are the partial skeleton of a woman. At around 18–25 years of age at death, she has been dated at 10,220–10,250 years BP (Before Present).
Aug 20, 2006 · La Brea Woman is the oldest known Californian. Advertisement. Paleontologists’ belief that she died a violent death outside the tar pits and was then tossed in has been bolstered by the...
La Brea Woman. Prehistoric La Brea Woman imagined in display at La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. Los Angeles Almanac Photo. The only prehistoric human remains uncovered in the Rancho La Brea area were those of the La Brea Woman, found in 1914. Excavators uncovered a woman's skull and partial skeleton.
- MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION FOSSILS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED. The tar pits have yielded one of the biggest collections of Ice Age fossils in the world, and collectively, the statistics are stunning.
- PALEONTOLOGISTS STILL DIG THERE 361 DAYS A YEAR. Why 361? The site is closed July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The rest of the time, science is happening.
- THE ONLY DINOSAURS FOUND THERE ARE BIRDS. After the paleontologists at La Brea have convinced you they aren't robots, they'll be quick to clear up another misconception: They don't dig up dinosaurs.
- THE PRESERVATION OF FOSSILS IS EXCEPTIONAL. Sticky asphalt is a pain to clean off the bones, but it also keeps them in pristine condition. This means scientists can look at features as subtle as the markings on carnivore teeth.
From the Indigenous Tongva women who shaped the region's landscape to the suffragists who fervently campaigned for women's voting rights in the early 20th century, women in Los Angeles have continually challenged societal norms and carved out spaces for their voices to be heard.
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Right in the heart of L.A. sits the world’s most powerful gateway to the Ice Age. The asphalt seeps at La Brea Tar Pits are the only active urban fossil dig site in the world. Plants and animals from the last 50,000 years are discovered here every day.
