VAFB-2018-11: Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Author(s): Sarah Nicchitta

Year: 2018

Summary

This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B). The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Extended Phase I Testing for the South Base Utility Underground project as a single Section 106 report. The CAPE Environmental Management, Inc. (CAPE) contracted with Albion to complete this archaeological study under Contract no. GS-10F-0059N and Task order no. FA8903-15-F-0023 on behalf of the 30th Space Wing of the United States Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in support of their Section 106 responsibilities. This letter contains a brief background, methodology, results, and management recommendations, as well as pertinent attachments including Project maps and excavated unit details. The report specifically examines project impacts and/or avoidance strategies for one archaeological site; CA-SBA-1145/H.

Cite this Record

VAFB-2018-11: Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Sarah Nicchitta. 2018 ( tDAR id: 459837) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459837

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
American Period • Chumash • Historic • railroad service workers

Material
Amber Glass • Ceramic • ceramic whiteware • Chert • Chipped Stone • colorless glass • Dating Sample • Fauna • Franciscan chert • Glass • historic glass • Human Remains • Marine Shell • Metal • Mussel Shell • Shell • Wood

Site Name
CA-SBA-1145/H • CA-SBA-212 • CA-SBA-539 • CA-SBA-661 • CA-SBA-666 • Honda House • Honda Section House

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • historic-era refuse • historic-era rock quarry • low-density lithic scatter • Midden • precolonial shell midden site • Quarry • refuse pits • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • shell midden site • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Ceramic Marble • Shovel Probes (SPs)

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Santa Barbara (County) • Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

Temporal Keywords
American Period • Historic • historic-era • precolonial • Prehistoric

Temporal Coverage

Radiocarbon Date: 2131 to 290 (B.P. (before present))

Radiocarbon Date: 2342 to 1889 (B.P. (before present))

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

Landowner(s): Vandenberg Air Force Base

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

Record Identifiers

Project ID(s): 813-17-001

VAFB Number(s): VAFB-2018-11

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