MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE CA-SBA-60 LAS VEGAS CREEK, CALIFORNIA

A total of three samples were sent for macrofloral analysis and identification from site CA-SBA-60. Site CA-SBA-60 lies along the northern fringe of the Goleta Slough, west of Santa Barbara, CA. This multicomponent prehistoric and historic site is believed to be the historic Chumash village of S'axpilil. The three samples from CA-SBA-60 were collected from a bank exposure along Las Vegas Creek, where intact site deposits are capped with approximately 0.8 meters of disturbed fill. The samples were taken from an intact midden deposit and are not associated with features such as hearths or living surfaces. Macrobotanical analysis should provide an assessment of available plant resources, including wood used as fuel and seeds collected for subsistence.本次从CA-SBA-60遗址共采集3份样品，用于大植物遗存（macrofloral）分析与鉴定。CA-SBA-60遗址坐落于加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉市西侧的戈利塔沼泽（Goleta Slough）北部边缘，是一处兼具史前与历史时期遗存的复合遗址，被认为是历史时期楚马什（Chumash）部落的S'axpilil村落。该遗址的3份样品采自拉斯维加斯溪沿岸的河岸剖面，原生遗址堆积上方覆盖有约0.8米厚的扰动填土。样品取自原生贝丘（midden）堆积层，未关联火塘、居住面等遗迹现象。大植物考古（Macrobotanical）分析可对遗址可获取的植物资源开展评估，涵盖用作燃料的木材以及用于生计采集的植物种子。