3,000 Years of Prehistory at the Red Beach Site CA-SDI-811, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California
Abstract
This report presents the results of a data recovery project at the Red Beach site (CA-SD-811). Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California. The project was designed to avoid adverse effects from the construction of a sewage pipeline injection well field located within the boundaries of CA-SDI-811 near the mouth of Las Flores Creek. The site contains an extensive Archaic/Late Prehistoric deposit, ranging in age from 2400 B.C. to A.D. 1000. CA-SDI-811 appears to have been used as a short term residential base that was frequently reoccupied during various seasons of the year. The range of animal species exploited, especially the presence of deer and rabbit, demonstrates that the site was used for more than just collecting nearby fish and shellfish. The Red Beach site, which represents over 3,000 years of prehistory, provides the only recorded information about the end of the Archaic and the transition into the Late Prehistoric period for the Las Flores Creek coastal area. The site fills in a missing time gap and allows for an examination of the changes in the local settlement and subsistence system through time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA353272
Entities
People
- Craig Woodman
- Karen Rasmussen