Between the Coast and the Desert: Archaeological Data Recovery at the Yukaipa’t Site, CA-SBR-1000, Yucaipa, California
Creators: name: Grenda, Donn
Publisher: name: SRI Press
Year: 1998
Subjects: subject: San Bernardino (County)
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/3969/san-bernardino-county
subject: Chicken Springs Wash
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83236/chicken-springs-wash
subject: Avenue E
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/83235/avenue-e
subject: Yucaipa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/7868/yucaipa
subject: Late Period
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5341/late-period
subject: Millingstone Horizon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/temporal-keyword/5112/millingstone-horizon
subject: Millingstone Horizon
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/751/millingstone-horizon
subject: Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/8/archaic
subject: Late Archaic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/11/late-archaic
subject: CA-SBR-1543
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/70830/ca-sbr-1543
subject: CA-RIV-269
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/14990/ca-riv-269
subject: Deep Creek
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/17486/deep-creek
subject: CA-RIV-2798
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/69110/ca-riv-2798
subject: Rock Camp Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/27255/rock-camp-site
subject: CA-SBR-72
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/73402/ca-sbr-72
subject: CA-SBR-895
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/73466/ca-sbr-895
subject: CA-SBr-176
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/16731/ca-sbr-176
subject: Yamisevul
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89116/yamisevul
subject: CA-RIV-2804
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/69115/ca-riv-2804
subject: Yukaipa’t
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89115/yukaipat
subject: CA-RIV-653
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/70430/ca-riv-653
subject: The Elsinore Site
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89118/the-elsinore-site
subject: Prado Basin
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89117/prado-basin
subject: CA-SBR-901
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/73472/ca-sbr-901
subject: Chaffey Hillside
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89120/chaffey-hillside
subject: Oro Grande
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89119/oro-grande
subject: CA-SBR-1000
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/70658/ca-sbr-1000
subject: Pate Mesa
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89122/pate-mesa
subject: Liberty Grove
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89121/liberty-grove
subject: Cogged Stone Point
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89124/cogged-stone-point
subject: Summit Valley
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/89123/summit-valley
subject: CA-SBR-5096
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/72615/ca-sbr-5096
subject: CA-SBR-342
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/71500/ca-sbr-342
subject: Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/272/resource-extraction-production-transportation-structure-or-features
subject: Agricultural or Herding
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/273/agricultural-or-herding
subject: Canal or Canal Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/275/canal-or-canal-feature
subject: Archaeological Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/339/archaeological-feature
subject: Artifact Scatter
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/340/artifact-scatter
subject: Water Control Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/279/water-control-feature
subject: Hearth
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/343/hearth
subject: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/251/domestic-structure-or-architectural-complex
subject: Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/347/midden
subject: Settlements
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/252/settlements
subject: Burned Rock Midden
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/348/burned-rock-midden
subject: Encampment
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/253/encampment
subject: Hunting / Trapping
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/286/hunting-trapping
subject: Hunting Blind
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/288/hunting-blind
subject: Milling Feature
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/352/milling-feature
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Ground Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/7/ground-stone
subject: Data Recovery / Excavation
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/5/data-recovery-excavation
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing

description: This report presents the results of data recovery at the archaeological site of Yukaipa’t (CA-SBR-1000 ). The site is located at an elevation ranging from approximately 2,150 feet (655.3 m) to 2,170 feet (661.4 m) above mean sea level (AMSL) on the crest of a small north-south ridge above Chicken Springs Wash in San Bernardino County, California. The work was conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), in response to a proposed realignment of Avenue E. SRI’s investigations began in April 1994, with the preparation of a data recovery plan, and fieldwork began in June 1994. No features were discovered during our investigation. In addition to the artifacts discovered during the project, the collection housed at the University of Redlands was inventoried and analyzed. Data recovery analyses focused on 5,966 lithic artifacts, 72 ground-stone artifacts, 7 shell artifacts, 93 ceramic artifacts, and 26,817 bone fragments. Based on analysis of these artifacts and ecofacts and their distribution, the site is interpreted as a seasonal habitation site. Although probably used for hundreds or even thousands of years, the main occupation was likely during late prehistoric–protohistoric times. The function of the site does not appear to have changed through time. Hunter-gatherers probably used the site during winter and spring to procure and process game, moving to upland areas during summer and fall. On the crest of a small ridge, the site is sufficiently elevated to command a view of the surrounding area, yet close enough to Chicken Springs Wash and Wilson Creek to have immediate, direct access to fresh water, game, and raw materials. Lithic analyses indicate that many raw materials were procured as part of an embedded procurement strategy during the game-monitoring routine. However, many exotic goods were also present at Yukaipa’t. There is evidence that the residents of the site had good access to an east-west trade route that moved goods from as far as 500 km toward the coast. Such exotic goods as jasper, obsidian, ceramics, and shell were present at Yukaipa’t, indicating contact with surrounding groups. The use of high-quality lithics is speculated to be more of an indicator of cultural affiliation than of a need for high-quality lithics. Based on the density of lithic debris, most of the food processing and lithic working took place in the south-central portion of the site. Most of the domestic activities took place on the higher ground.