The presence of the Arlington Springs individual demonstrates this.

The Island Record Beyond Arlington Springs

The Arlington Springs site is the earliest securely dated human remains from the Channel Islands, but it is not the only early evidence of human presence.

The broader record of the islands helps place the Arlington Springs individual in context.

Early occupation sites on Santa Rosa Island have been documented through systematic archaeological survey and excavation.

Sites associated with the early Holocene show evidence of shellfish harvesting, particularly of the abundant intertidal and subtidal species of the rocky Channel Islands coast: mussels, abalones, sea urchins, and others.