ABSTRACT

Investigations of two inland sites on western Santa Cruz Island containing red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) midden strata provides insight into aspects of settlement systems between 4,700 and 3,200 B.P. Oxygen isotope analysis of mussel (Mytilus californianus) shells revealed that both sites were occupied during the summer and fall. Artifacts and floral and faunal remains indicate that CA-SCRI-796 probably was a residential base whereas CA-SCRI-758 was a camp. The red abalone midden at CA-SCRI-758 is distinctive, given the site’s high-elevation location, its location more than 6 km from a source of red abalone, and its thoroughly burned shell within an ashy matrix. The site may have been occupied by separate residential groups for social and ritual purposes. The analysis reveals that settlement systems of the time period during which red abalone middens were created were complex and that larger samples from sites are necessary for a greater understanding of this complexity.

摘要

对圣克鲁斯岛西部包含红鲍鱼 ( Haliotis rufescens ) 中层地层的两个内陆地点的调查提供了对 4,700 至 3,200 BP 之间的沉降系统方面的见解 贻贝 ( Mytilus californianus) 的氧同位素分析) 炮弹显示，这两个地点都在夏季和秋季被占领。文物和花卉和动物遗骸表明 CA-SCRI-796 可能是一个住宅基地，而 CA-SCRI-758 是一个营地。CA-SCRI-758 的红鲍鱼中间是独特的，因为该地点位于高海拔地区，距离红鲍鱼的来源超过 6 公里，其外壳在灰烬矩阵中被彻底烧毁。出于社交和仪式目的，该地点可能已被不同的居住群体占用。分析表明，在创建红鲍鱼中间的时期的聚居系统是复杂的，为了更好地了解这种复杂性，需要来自现场的更大样本。