MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SWORDFISH CAVE, SITE CA-SBA-503, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Laura Ruggiero
Year: 1999
Summary
Sediment samples from Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503) on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. Two botanic samples also were sent for identification. 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. Radiocarbon dates suggest that this cave experienced several use episodes, including Early Period and Mission Period occupations. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of the cave.
Cite this Record
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SWORDFISH CAVE, SITE CA-SBA-503, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Laura Ruggiero. PRI Technical Report ,1999-055. 1999 ( tDAR id: 380804) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZG6RW1
Keywords
Material
Botanical
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Macrobotanical
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Sediment
Site Name
CA-SBA-503
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Swordfish Cave
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
99-055
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Macrobotanical Analysis
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory)
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Santa Barbara (County)
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Spatial Coverage
min long: -120.679; min lat: 34.439 ; max long: -120.405; max lat: 34.937 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
Record Identifiers
PRI Technical Report(s): 99-055
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