Geophysical evaluation of submerged post‐wisconsin potential archaeological sites, Santa Barbara Channel, California

1984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant S. Lichtman ◽  
Gerald I. Shiller ◽  
Larry J. Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Santa Barbara Channel ◽  
Santa Barbara

Curved Single-Piece Fishhooks of Shell and Bone in California

1949 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Heizer
Keyword(s):  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Theoretical Problem ◽  
Single Source ◽  
Santa Barbara Channel ◽  
Santa Cruz ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Santa Ana ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Single Piece ◽  
The One

Notwithstanding the numerous published works which have specifically or incidentally treated with the curved fishhooks of California, there is available at present no single source which draws together the accessible information and cites the relevant bibliography. The present article seeks to remedy this situation and seems justified on the grounds of making available the California data to local workers and to those who are further interested in the near identity of some of the California types with those of the Chilean coast in South America, on the one hand, and with those of the Oceanian area, on the other. Within North America the distribution of single-piece curved bone fishhooks is spotty, and a theoretical problem of historical community of these various occurrences also awaits analysis.Curved hooks of shell and/or bone occur in California in archaeological sites on the Santa Barbara Channel islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz), on the islands farther south and more distant from the mainland shore (San Nicolas, San Clemente, San Miguel), and on the coast from Point Concepcion to Santa Ana.

scholarly journals Collagen fingerprinting and the Chumash billfish fishery, Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 6639-6648
Author(s):  
Torben Rick ◽  
Virginia L. Harvey ◽  
Michael Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Large Fish ◽  
Santa Barbara Channel ◽  
Santa Barbara ◽  
Pelagic Fishes ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Channel Region

AbstractBillfish from the families Xiphiidae (swordfish) and Istiophoridae (marlins and sailfish) are large, often pelagic fishes that are highly migratory. Although some billfish have been the target of global commercial and sport fisheries for decades, prehistoric billfish foraging is relatively rare, but includes systematic swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and/or striped marlin (Kajikia audax) exploitation in the Santa Barbara Channel region of California, the Gulf of Maine, and the northern coast of Chile. While whole vertebrae, rostra, and other elements can often be identified to species, fragments of these, or other non-diagnostic elements such as fin ray spines, as well as modified bones, are difficult to determine to species-level beyond general identification as billfish or “large fish.” We performed collagen fingerprinting on modern (n = 17) and archaeological (n = 30) billfish and large tuna (Scombridae) remains from museum collections and Chumash archaeological sites in California’s Santa Barbara Channel region to test this method for determining the species of fragmentary remains. These data demonstrate that collagen fingerprinting can distinguish between the families Istiophoridae, Xiphiidae, and Scombridae, although distinguishing between species within Istiophoridae needs additional research. All but one of our archaeological specimens are from swordfish, with just one striped marlin, suggesting that the Chumash were likely encountering or targeting swordfish more frequently than other billfish species. Our study demonstrates that collagen fingerprinting is an important technique for documenting ancient billfish and other fisheries around the world.

Bathymetry and Acoustic Backscatter: Northern Santa Barbara Channel, Southern California

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pete Dartnell ◽  
David Finlayson ◽  
Jamie Conrad ◽  
Guy Cochrane ◽  
Samuel Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Southern California ◽  
Acoustic Backscatter ◽  
Santa Barbara Channel ◽  
Santa Barbara

Design Of The Hondo Platform For B50-Feet Water Depth In The Santa Barbara Channel

1977 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Delflache ◽  
M.S. Glasscock ◽  
D.A. Hayes ◽  
W.J. Ruez ◽  
A.W. Wildenstein
Keyword(s):  
Water Depth ◽  
Santa Barbara Channel ◽  
Santa Barbara
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