Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Thomas B. Meyers. Michael K. Trimble.

This resource contains a report on an assessment of the status of archaeological collections at four installations, representing the major branches of the armed services, that were selected to participate in the curation needs-assessment study. The selected installations were Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base, California; Fort Sill, Oklahoma (Army); Vandenberg Air Force Base, California; and the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California. Fort Gordon, Georgia, was selected initially as the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Grant Snitker. Francis McManamon.

The Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) digital archive, “Vandenberg Air Force Base Archaeology and Cultural Resource Archive - Documents, Images, and other Data,” was created by the Center for Digital Antiquity (Digital Antiquity) in tDAR (the Digital Archaeological Record). Funding for the project was provided by United States Air Force (USAF) Civil Engineer Center (USAF-CEC) Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Office and administered through a contract between Baer Engineering of Austin, Texas...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a SYBCI transmittal letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Infrastructure Improvements Project. Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) determined that the VTS Infrastructure Improvements Project is an undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and will comply with Section 106 using the implementing regulations [36 CFR Part 800]. With this letter and its attachment...

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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office for the SLC-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project. Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) determined that the SLC-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project is an undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and will comply with Section 106 using the implementing regulations [36 CFR Part 800]. With this letter and its...

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This document is a Section 106 SHPO transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Infrastructure Improvements Project. Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) determined that the VTS Infrastructure Improvements Project is an undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and will comply with Section 106 using the implementing regulations [36 CFR Part 800]. With...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jason M. Aftanas.

This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office for the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) determined that the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement Project is an undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, and will comply with Section 106 using the implementing regulations [36 CFR Part 800]. With this letter and its...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Samples from shell midden deposits at site CA-SBA-212 on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. Radiocarbon dates from this site reflect occupation during the Middle and Late Periods, from 290 to 2130 cal B.P. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning subsistence activities at this site.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Sediment samples from midden deposits at Site CA-SBA-530 in southern California were floated to recover macrofloral remains. Six charred botanic samples from the midden deposits also were analyzed. Site CA-SBA-530 contains several midden deposits representing different occupations of the site. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the various site occupants.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Samples from excavation units at site CA-SBA-530 on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. This site is an open-air coastal site. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the prehistoric occupants in this area.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Samples from two units placed in midden deposits at site CA-SBA-740 on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. This site contains a moderately dense midden with marine shell, bird and mammal bone, lithic debitage, groundstone, and fire affected rock. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources that might have been utilized by the site occupants.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Six samples from various levels of fill in two units at Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503) on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. This site represents a cave in a small sandstone outcrop with rock art panels both inside and outside the cave. A swordfish painted in black on top of a red oval is noted to be typical of chumash illustrations. This cave experienced several use episodes during the late and terminal Early Period and the beginning of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Samples from excavation units at the Combar Road sites (CA-SBA-756, -757, and 772) on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. Individual botanic samples from sites CA-SBA-755 and CA-SBA-756 also were submitted for identification. The Combar Road sites are located on a ridgeline within a mile of the coast and are believed to date to the early Holocene. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a Section 106 letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB) regarding the Construction of a Flame Trench Catchment Area at Space Launch Complex-4 East. This letter is in response to the transmittal letter of October 17, 2017, initially opening consultation for the project. The letter briefly reiterates information provided in the initial transmittal letter from Vandenberg AFB, including project activities...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a Section 106 letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB) regarding the United States Air Force's (USAF) proposal to initiate a series of infrastructure improvements at the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) in Vandenberg's AFB's North Base area. This letter is in response to the transmittal letter of May 16, 2017, initially opening consultation for the project. The letter briefly reiterates information...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurence W. Spanne. Michael A. Glassow.

This document is a preliminary report that presents the details of mapping 80 sites (maps not included) known in the project area, brief descriptions, and an initial evaluation of the significance of each site tested in the project area. Only 32 of the 80 sites were tested. As such this report was not considered adequate to provide supporting data for a draft EIS for the proposed Space Transportation Systems (STS) facilities at VAFB. A comprehensive final report on all aspects of field and lab...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurence W. Spanne.

This document is a letter report for the archaeological survey and subsurface testing conducted by Laurence Spanne on December 5, 1975 to determine the impact of the installation of a cable trench near Launch Facility No. 23 on Vandenberg Air Force Base. The archeological survey focused on the east and northeast margins of CA-SBA-733, a previously recorded prehistoric site. The report also provided four recommendations in order to avoid or mitigate project impacts.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurence W. Spanne.

This document is a letter report that serves as an Archaeological Impact Statement for the proposed construction of an antenna base immediately adjacent to Building 23251 at its western edge. According to information provided by the Federal Electric Corporation, sponsors for the construction, the proposed effort would involve emplacing a five foot square concrete pad to a depth of one foot at this location. No additional disturbance of the surface would result. Construction is located near...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurence W. Spanne.

This document is for visits made on 6 February and again on 11 February, 1976, Laurence Spanne to the site of the proposed location for a new cable trench between Bear Creek, Old Surf and Coast Roads on South Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The proposed route for the cable trench was found to transect archaeological site CA-SBA-549 for a distance of approximately 1250 feet along a line beginning at a point about 300 feet southwest of the inter section of Bear Creek and Old Surf Roads...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Dames and Moore, Inc..

This document is a report that presents the results of a testing program completed at archaeological sites SBA-793 and -917 by Dames & Moore in October, 1988. The purpose of the work was to: 1) assess potential impacts to the sites from replacement of a security fence surrounding the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California and 2) to gather information necessary to assess the potential eligibility of SBa-917 for inclusion on the National...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Tetra Tech, Inc..

This document constitutes a Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (Figure 1.1-1). This district was created by the Air Force to facilitate management because most archaeological sites in the district contain data relevant to a common research theme. The district includes that part of north Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) which could be affected by the construction and opera­tion of various Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM} test programs....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Rick Bury. Antoinette Padgett. Dan Reeves.

This document is a report that presents the findings, actions, and recommendations developed in a year of monitoring and maintenance at 14 sensitive rock art sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base, from June 16, 2008 to June 2009. The report continues the rock art monitoring program established in 1997. The report details the ongoing assessment of the rock art condition at each archaeological site and makes recommendations for preserving the sites where appropriate. This program is instrumental in...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole Denardo. Amy McCarthy-Reid.

Port Petrol is a former historic marine oil transport terminal, designated archaeological site CA-SBA-3288/H, on North Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB), approximately three miles south of Point Sal, in northern Santa Barbara County. The scope of work was to perform archival research; complete a field survey; assess the current site boundaries as mapped; and evaluate the significance of the Port Petrol Marine Terminal and related features. Other tasks included an update of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Outdoor Recreation Cabins project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Roscoe Loetzerich.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Josh Smallwood. Christopher Ryan.

This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the SLC-4 East flame trench catchment area project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the...