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A man on a boogie board was killed by a shark off the coast of central California on Friday. The attack happened around 10:40 a.m. at a Morro Bay beach known as “The Pit,” according to KSBY. The shark bite appeared to be from a Great white shark, first responders told the outlet. The victim had not been identified, and his age was unknown, the station said. Swimmers and surfers were banned from going into the water for the next 24 hours, according to the report. It appeared to be the first reported fatal shark attack of the year in...

Radiocarbon Dating of Malibu Artifacts Confirms Importance of Farpoint Site • National Science Foundation and Smithsonian Officials Are Among Those Urging Preservation and Additional Archaeological Research at Point Dume Property • BY ANNE SOBLE Archaeologist Gary Stickel announced at a recent lecture at the Malibu Public Library that a stone spearhead, or point, found at a local construction site by a Native American project monitor in 2005 has been established as an artifact from the oldest archaeological find in the City of Malibu. Radiocarbon dating of mussel shell fragments from the site that was provided gratis by the National Science...