VAFB-1976-02: Archaeological Impact Statement In Fulfillment Of Purchase Order No. F 04684 76 31539

Author(s): Laurence W. Spanne

Year: 1976

Summary

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 and extending southwesterly down slope to the northern edge of a freshwater marsh at the floor of Bear Creek Valley. The entire length of this section of the proposed route was carefully examined on foot and was found to contain unbroken surface deposits of archaeological materials. These consisted primarily of lithic detritus in the form of waste flakes and cracked cobbles, which seem to represent an intermittently occupied, specialized prehistoric site. A nearby historic archaeological site, CA-SBA-773, was found to be located some distance to the east of the proposed cable trench.

Cite this Record

VAFB-1976-02: Archaeological Impact Statement In Fulfillment Of Purchase Order No. F 04684 76 31539. Laurence W. Spanne. 1976 ( tDAR id: 438974) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8438974

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic

Material
Charcoal • Chipped Stone

Site Name
CA-SBA-549 • CA-SBA-773

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Charcoal Lens

Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Archaeological Survey • Field Reconnaisance--Sampling • Prehistory • Significance / Management

Geographic Keywords
Bear Creek • California (State / Territory) • Coast Road • North America (Continent) • North Vandenberg Air Force Base • Old Surf Road • United States of America (Country) • Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -120.664; min lat: 34.664 ; max long: -120.476; max lat: 34.784 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Landowner(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

Repository(s): 30 CES/CEVPC Vandenberg Air Force Base

Submitted To(s): Civil Engineering (DEEC), Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA

Record Identifiers

Vandenberg AFB Report No.(s): VAFB-1976-02

File Information

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VAFB-1976-02.pdf 939.11kb Oct 17, 2017 2:38:06 PM Confidential
Results of subsurface testing at CA-SBA-549

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Contact(s): Roscoe Loetzerich