Documentation of Unassociated Ceramic Vessel Funerary Objects in the Gregg County Historical Museum Collections from Sites in Gregg, Harrison, and Panola Counties in East Texas

Perttula, Timothy K.; Selden, Robert Z.; Nelson, Bo

doi:10.21112/ita.2014.1.12

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“…For the purposes of this study of East Texas vessel forms, I have relied on an examination of photographic images from diverse sources. I began with the venerable handbook of ceramic types codi ed by uhm and elks (1962) and continued through the latest ndings from state-of-the-art Cultural esource anagement research efforts in East Texas (e.g., Fields and Gadus 2012;Fields et al 2014), as well as including vessel documentation studies from East Texas museums done under the auspices of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (see Perttula et al 2014).…”

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Diversity in Ancestral Caddo Vessel Forms in East Texas Archaeological Sites

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2015

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Ceramic vessels from ancestral Caddo sites in East Texas are diverse in form, size, manufacture, and decoration, both spatially and temporally. Variation in these attributes, including vessel form, also “is connected with particular local and regional traditions." In this study, I am concerned with defining the character and formal identification of Caddo vessel forms on sites in the region. To both appreciate and understand the meaning of vessel form diversity in Caddo vessel assemblages in East Texas— or any other part of the much larger southern Caddo area—the consistent identification of different vessel forms and vessel shapes is crucial. The formal identification of the diverse vessel forms and vessel shapes, in conjunction with other vessel attributes, most notably decorative motifs and elements, present in Caddo vessel assemblages should contribute to delimiting the existence and spatial distribution of communities of Caddo potters that were sharing or not sharing ceramic practices and traditions in both short-term and long-term spatial scales, and illuminating small or expansive networks of social groups tied together through regional interaction.

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Diversity in Ancestral Caddo Vessel Forms in East Texas Archaeological Sites

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2015

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“…In June 1962, Buddy Jones excavated the aforementioned three burials, one of which contained a La Rue Neck Banded jar (Figure 1) from Burial 2 with substantial amounts of organic residue preserved on interior and exterior surfaces (Perttula et al 2014). Burial 2 had six ceramic vessels, 30 marine conch shell beads, gray clay pigment, and a deer mandible (Jones 1968:106).…”

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Additional Radiocarbon Dates from East Texas Caddo Sites

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2015

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“…• Middle Caddo period burials at the Younger site (41MR6) (Perttula et al 2012b) in the Big Cypress Creek basin, and Titus phase cemeteries at the Henry Spencer site (41UR315) (Perttula et al 2012c;Perttula and Nelson 2014c), and seven other Titus phase cemeteries in the Little Cypress Creek basin (Perttula et al 2012d;Perttula and Nelson 2013b); and…”

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“…• as part of a 2013 NAGPRA grant to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Middle Caddo to Historic Caddo vessels were documented from burials at the Peanut Patch site (41HS825, n=50 vessels) in the Big Cypress Creek basin, the J. O. and Henry Brown site (41HS261, n=32 vessels), the C. D. Marsh site (41HS269, n=6 vessels), and the Susie Slade site (41HS13, n=13 vessels); these are Kinsloe phase Caddo sites. Five other archaeological sites have no trinomials but have Middle to Late Caddo period vessels that were documented for the project: the Darco Coal Mine site (n=4 vessels), the Eli Fields site (n=21 vessels) and the Marshall Red Gully site (n=3 vessels) in Harrison County; the Hyte site (n=27 vessels) in northern Gregg County, in the Little Cypress Creek basin; and the Beckville site (n=1 vessel) in northwestern Panola County (Perttula et al 2013b).…”

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A Catalog of Selected Caddo Ceramic Vessels in the Buddy Jones Collection at the Gregg County Historical Museum

Perttula¹,

Selden²,

Nelson³

2014

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This publications presents information and images of 420 Caddo ceramic vessels from several different parts of East Texas. These vessels are in the Buddy Calvin Jones collection at the Gregg County Historical Museum (GCHM) in Longview, Texas. They represent unassociated funerary objects under the provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Our purpose in producing this publication is to make this information available to those in the professional and avocational archaeological community with a serious interest in the native history of the Caddo Indian peoples; as well as to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; and to the general public. The information presented here on Caddo ceramic vessel forms and decorative styles should be useful in current and future syntheses of East Texas Caddo ceramic traditions from ca. A.D. 1200 to the late 17th century, if not later. The provenience of these vessels by site and/or burial feature is not known, but because Caddo ceramic vessels from different parts of East Texas have distinctive decorations, vessel forms, and rim/ lip treatment, we have been able to sort much of this vessel assemblage by age and/or region. This includes several vessels of Middle Caddo period (ca. A.D. 1200- 1450) age that are likely from the mid-Sabine River basin, vessels from sites in the ca. A.D. 1450-1680 Titus phase area in the Big Cypress and mid-Sabine River basins, and vessels from sites in the upper Neches River basin from ca. A.D. 1400-1650 Frankston phase and post-A.D. 1650 Allen phase sites. Unfortunately, there remain a number of vessels in this assemblage that are undecorated or have less distinctive stylistic characteristics, and at the present time they are considered to be from unknown ceramic assemblage contexts in East Texas Caddo sites. Hopefully further study of the entire Buddy Calvin Jones collections, along with the examination of all available records and notes (including records and notes not yet provided to the GCHM), will lead to the identification of more specific provenience assignments to the latter group of vessels.

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Documentation of Unassociated Ceramic Vessel Funerary Objects in the Gregg County Historical Museum Collections from Sites in Gregg, Harrison, and Panola Counties in East Texas

Cited by 6 publications

References 3 publications

Diversity in Ancestral Caddo Vessel Forms in East Texas Archaeological Sites

Diversity in Ancestral Caddo Vessel Forms in East Texas Archaeological Sites

Additional Radiocarbon Dates from East Texas Caddo Sites

A Catalog of Selected Caddo Ceramic Vessels in the Buddy Jones Collection at the Gregg County Historical Museum

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