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Syuxtun Village

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Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

Classical Period

Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Early Modern Period

Early Modern Period

Industrial Period

Industrial Period

Contemporary Period

Contemporary Period

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Syuxtun (also known as Syujtun) is a former Chumash village in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Recognized as Burton Mound, a California Historical Landmark, the site is administered by the city as Ambassador Park. The Native American village was encountered in 1542 by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. The village was also visited and documented by Juan Crespí and Gaspar de Portolà. The California Department of Parks and Recreation has acknowledged that Burton Mound has "yielded some of the most important archeological evidence found in California".

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