VAFB-1981-16: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SALVAGE EXCAVATIONS FOR V-33 (EXTERNAL TANK PROCESSING AND STORAGE FACILITY), VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Summary

This document is a Section 106 report for salvage excavations at CA-SBA-1686 that were conducted to mitigate impacts from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Space Transportation System (STS) related construction of V-33 (External Tank Processing and Storage Facility). The emergency field program resulted in the discovery of a large flaked stone assemblage representing a variety of aboriginal activities including reduction of cores to bifacial preforms, biface thinning, and tool maintenance. The excavations yielded neither ground stone tools nor faunal remains associated with the prehistoric occupation. Preliminary analysis of the site function and depositional context suggests that the site may represent a locus of diverse activities, including hunting and flintknapping, from which all organic remains may have been removed by weathering. Duration, date, and season of occupation have not been determined. Full analysis of the collection will be integrated with the study of other excavations conducted for the STS program.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

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

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Contact(s): Roscoe Loetzerich

Record Identifiers

VAFB Document Number(s): VAFB-1981-16

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