VAFB-1988-13: Archaeological Testing Program, SBa-793 and SBa-917, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California

Author(s): Dames and Moore, Inc.

Year: 1988

Summary

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 Register of Historic Places. SBa-793 has been previously determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The two sites are believed to represent a single archaeological manifestation artificially truncated by construction of VTS facilities.

Cite this Record

VAFB-1988-13: Archaeological Testing Program, SBa-793 and SBa-917, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. Dames and Moore, Inc.. 1988 ( tDAR id: 399230) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8399230

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic

Material
Asphaltum • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical

Site Name
CA-SBA-793 • CA-SBA-917

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Reconnaissance / Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Casmalia Hills • Orcutt, California • Vandenberg Air Force Base, California • Vandenberg Tracking Station

Temporal Keywords
Early Period • Late Period • Middle Period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1020 to 1335 (From Unit 2)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -120.569; min lat: 34.788 ; max long: -120.472; max lat: 34.868 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base; Roscoe Loetzerich

Prepared By(s): Dames and Moore, Inc.

Submitted To(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

Record Identifiers

USAF Contract No.(s): F0468488M7565

Vandenberg AFB Report No.(s): VAFB-1988-13

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Contact(s): Roscoe Loetzerich