, ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁and ▁Texas ▁Christian ▁University ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth . ▁He ▁directed ▁small ▁anth rop ological ▁field ▁schools ▁in ▁B aja ▁California ▁Sur ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁Esc uela ▁Nacional ▁de ▁Ant rop ología ▁e ▁Historia ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁died ▁during ▁a ▁fish ing ▁trip ▁in ▁Pla cer ▁County , ▁California ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Cont ribution s ▁ ▁Among ▁M asse y ' s ▁contributions ▁were ▁numerous ▁articles ▁on ▁Latin ▁America . ▁However , ▁h his ▁primary ▁research ▁focus ▁was ▁B aja ▁California . ▁He ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁pen ins ula - wide ▁over view ▁of ▁B aja ▁California ▁arch ae ology , ▁based ▁on ▁field ▁survey ▁work , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁He ▁synth es ized ▁eth n oh istor ic ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁distributions ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula ' s ▁native ▁languages ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁His ▁Ph . D . ▁dis sert ation ▁remained ▁un pub lished ▁but ▁presented ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁surve ys ▁and ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁B aja ▁California ▁Sur ' s ▁Cape ▁Region ▁with ▁un pre ced ented ▁detail ▁and ▁interpret ive ▁rig or . ▁Two ▁versions ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁addressed ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁continued ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁spe ar - th ro wer ▁and ▁d art ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁historic ▁period