La Brea Tar Pits Lagoon (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / West Hollywood / Los Angeles, California
 archaeological site, oil field
This is a lagoon, in Hancock park. It was a place where tar was excavated, and now it's full of water, with oil and tar floating on the top, and natural gas bubbling up.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits
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Coordinates:   34°3'46"N   118°21'21"W

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  • Thousands upon thousands of Pleistocene animals died in these tar lagoons. Covered by a thin layer of water, the animals would wade in, get stuck, and perish. A bane for them, a boon for us in the form of fantastically-preserved skeletal remains and assemblages of animal remains who lived concurrently.
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