Hard, Robert J.; Fox, Anne A.; Cox, I. Waynne; Gross, Kevin J.; Meissner, Barbara A.; Mendez, Guillermo I.; Tennis, Cynthia L.; and

Around 1150 B.c.fbraging bands in many parts ofNW Mexico and theAnterican Southwest were occupying small camps and building brush structures. At about the same time a dramatically more intensive occupation was undenvay at the site of Cerro Juanaquena in northern Chihuahua) Mexico) where Native Americans constructed almost 500 terraces on a hilltop) expending levels of effOrt not evidenced in the Southwest fbr another 2000 years.In order to place this scale of effOrt in context we built an experimental terrace) made detailed volumetric measurements) estimated the total labor costs)inferred the nature of the labor O1;ganization) and evaluated terrace function.

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The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) engaged in a two-phase contract with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to complete archaeological and archival investigations of the Camp at the Head of the North Concho (41 STIll). The camp, known locally as Camp Elizabeth, was a military outpost of Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas, and is now located approximately nine miles northwest of Sterling City along V.S. Highway 87. The camp lies within the right-of-way along V.S. 87 that will be impacted by a highway improvement project. CAR's archaeological and archival investigations confirmed the presence of the former military occupation of the camp during the late-nineteenth century. No evidence supporting a legendary presence of the Texas Rangers at Camp Elizabeth was found. Archival evidence that the Buffalo Soldiers, African-American troops, were stationed at Camp Elizabeth is presented. Archaeological excavations identified numerous features, including a farrier's shop.

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