Ohlone Village

Ohlone peoples and their ancestors occupied this area since at least 800 BC. Over time, the site developed into one of the largest villages in the San Francisco Bay Area, due to the wealth of Temescal Creek and its outpouring into the Bay where mudflats reached far out into the Bay. The Ohlone diet was rich in shellfish, the remnants of which formed the shellmound which grew to 40 feet high and 350 feet around.

Attached is a wonderful in depth presentation made by a third grader at Highland Elementary School with more information on what life in an Ohlone village was like.