Abstract
Between February 25 and March 2, 2003, archaeologists from Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), under contract to California State Parks, completed an archaeological survey and testing program within the area of potential effects for a proposed visitors’ center and concession store in Leo Carrillo State Park. The proposed store is adjacent to CA-LAN-52, a well-known prehistoric archaeological site and the location of Arroyo Sequit, an important ethnohistoric Chumash village also known as Lisiqishi, as well as two smaller sites (CA-LAN-90 and CA-LAN-92). Several test units were placed near the southern edge of CA-LAN-52 and on the east bank of Arroyo Sequit Creek to assess the content and integrity of cultural deposits threatened by natural erosion and foot traffic from park visitors. Intact deposits were encountered at both locations, indicating that the southern boundary of the site extends under the beach sands, whereas the western boundary extends to the east bank of the creek. Analyses suggest that occupation occurred between the Middle and Mission periods. Shell beads and radiocarbon dates from a stratigraphic sequence provide insights into the chronology of the site.
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