VAFB-1981-13: Prehistoric and Historic Land Use Strategies in the San Antonio Terrace: A Research Design to Guide Archaeological Studies in Support of the MX Missile Test Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Summary

This document is a research design prepared in support of archaeological research undertaken relative to construction of the MX Missile test facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. Archaeological surveys for this development were initiated in April, 1979. The first excavations were performed during the summer of 19S0 and are currently underway. Additional survey, test excavation programs, and mitigation of impact programs are expected to continue through 1982. The purpose of this research design is to provide a basis for integrating data collected from surveys and excavations already completed, and provide a structure for future field studies and analysis.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) - Cultural Resource Report

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

Principal Investigator(s): Michael Glassow

Landowner(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

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

Prepared By(s): Social Process Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara; Chambers Consultants and Planners

Submitted To(s): Department of the Army, Los Angeles District, Corps of Engineers

Record Identifiers

Vandenberg AFB Report No.(s): VAFB-1981-13

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