MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SWORDFISH CAVE, SITE CA-SBA-503, CALIFORNIA

Six samples from various levels of fill in two units at Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503) on
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. This site
represents a cave in a small sandstone outcrop with rock art panels both inside and outside the
cave. A swordfish painted in black on top of a red oval is noted to be typical of chumash
illustrations. This cave experienced several use episodes during the late and terminal Early Period
and the beginning of the Historic Period. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information
concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of the cave.

加利福尼亚州范登堡空军基地内的剑鱼洞穴（Swordfish Cave，遗址编号CA-SBA-503）的两个探方中，采自不同堆积层位的六份样品通过浮选法提取大植物遗存。该遗址为一处坐落于小型砂岩露头中的洞穴，洞穴内外均分布有岩画组。一幅绘制于红色椭圆形图案之上的黑色剑鱼岩画，被学界认为是楚玛什人（Chumash）岩画的典型样式。该洞穴在早文化期晚期、末期以及历史时期初期先后经历了多阶段的人类使用活动。本次大植物遗存分析旨在揭示该洞穴不同时期使用者所开发利用的植物资源相关信息。