VAFB-2021-11: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California

Author(s): Clayton G. Lebow; Joyce Gerber

Year: 2021

Summary

This document is an Archaeological Investigation in Support of Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. The Project proposes to operate the ABL Space Systems RS1 launch vehicle at the existing, decommissioned Launch Complex 576-E (LC 576-E) on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. Applied EarthWorks delineated the Area of Direct Impact. The Archaeological Study Area (ASA) was defined as the ADI plus a 100-meter buffer and the entirety of any cultural resource within or intersected by the ADI. Background research initially indicated that six archaeological sites existed within the (Archaeological Study Area (ASA). Surface survey and subsurface testing revealed that CA-SBA-TMP6 and -TMP 8 do not contain archaeological material and therefore are not archaeological sites. CA-SBA-907, -2429, -2429, and -2430 were plotted incorrectly, likely during the transition from paper to Geographic Information System mapping. Henceforth, survey and testing results indicate that no archaeological resources are present within the Area of Direct Impact (ADI). Because no historic properties are within the ADI, the project will have no effect on historic properties.

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VAFB-2021-11: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California. Clayton G. Lebow, Joyce Gerber. 2021 ( tDAR id: 463956) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463956

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
Atlas 576-E Launch Complex • CA-SBA-2428 • CA-SBA-2429 • CA-SBA-2430 • CA-SBA-907 • CA-SBA-TMP6 • CA-SBA-TMP8

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Launch Complex

Geographic Keywords
California • Santa Barbara County • Vandenberg Air Force Base

Temporal Keywords
Historic Buildings • Prehistoric

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Record Identifiers

VAFB Number(s): VAFB-2021-11

Project ID (s): 813-20-049; 813-21-016

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Contact(s): Roscoe Loetzerich