The Paleo-Indians of Daisy Cave lived on a hilly channel island near Santa Barbara, California, and adapted to coastal life by eating shellfish, fish, and marine mammals.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed archaeological literature (Erlandson et al. 1996; Vellanoweth et al.) and consistent site descriptions across multiple independent academic sources detailing location, terrain, and diet. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Paleo-Indians - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/viewFile/1911/1912 (corroboration)
- https://sbbotanicgarden.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vellanoweth-etal-1999-maritime-adaptations-on-northeastern-SMI.pdf (corroboration)