VAFB-2021-11: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California
Creators: name: Lebow, Clayton G.
name: Gerber, Joyce
Publisher: name: Applied Earthworks, Inc.
Year: 2021
Subjects: subject: Vandenberg Air Force Base
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/47649/vandenberg-air-force-base
subject: Santa Barbara County
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/85429/santa-barbara-county
subject: California
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/71/california
subject: Prehistoric
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/53/prehistoric
subject: Historic Buildings
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/8278/historic-buildings
subject: CA-SBA-TMP6
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118560/ca-sba-tmp6
subject: CA-SBA-907
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118562/ca-sba-907
subject: CA-SBA-TMP8
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118561/ca-sba-tmp8
subject: CA-SBA-2429
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118564/ca-sba-2429
subject: CA-SBA-2428
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118563/ca-sba-2428
subject: Atlas 576-E Launch Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118566/atlas-576-e-launch-complex
subject: CA-SBA-2430
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/118565/ca-sba-2430
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Launch Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/165938/launch-complex
subject: Architectural Documentation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/16/architectural-documentation
subject: Archaeological Overview
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/1/archaeological-overview
subject: Architectural Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/2/architectural-survey
subject: Historic Background Research
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/18/historic-background-research
subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/8/records-search-inventory-checking
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This document is an Archaeological Investigation in Support of Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. The Project proposes to operate the ABL Space Systems RS1 launch vehicle at the existing, decommissioned Launch Complex 576-E (LC 576-E) on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. Applied EarthWorks delineated the Area of Direct Impact. The Archaeological Study Area (ASA) was defined as the ADI plus a 100-meter buffer and the entirety of any cultural resource within or intersected by the ADI. Background research initially indicated that six archaeological sites existed within the (Archaeological Study Area (ASA). Surface survey and subsurface testing revealed that CA-SBA-TMP6 and -TMP 8 do not contain archaeological material and therefore are not archaeological sites. CA-SBA-907, -2429, -2429, and -2430 were plotted incorrectly, likely during the transition from paper to Geographic Information System mapping. Henceforth, survey and testing results indicate that no archaeological resources are present within the Area of Direct Impact (ADI). Because no historic properties are within the ADI, the project will have no effect on historic properties.