Daisy Cave

Record summary

Daisy Cave is a coastal rockshel on San Miguel Island with a long sequence of human occupation, including shellfish remains, fish bones, bird remains, plant material, and artifacts. Early layers have been used to discuss late Pleistocene maritime adaptations and the antiquity of seafaring or island colonization along the California coast. The lead is useful for comparison because it represents a long-duration tradition rather than a single spectacular artifact. Interpretation depends on careful chronology, changing sea levels, preservation, and distinguishing cultural from natural shell accumulations.