National Register Testing of 42 Prehistoric Archeological Sites on Fort Hood, Texas: The 1996 Season

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National Register Testing of Nine Archeological Sites at Waco Lake, McLennan County, Texas

“…Although there are no radiocarbon ages directly associated with the specimen recovered from 41ML162, it is from a context that is consistent with the 3000-2000 B.C. time span proposed by Kleinbach et al (1999). The specimen, recovered from the 3ABb horizon at 170-180 cm in Test Unit 4, underlies two charcoal samples from 127 cm and 110-120 cm (2Ab horizon) that produced radiocarbon ages of (Beta-154282), respectively.…”

“…Previous investigations in central Texas imply that this point style was used by hunters and gatherers around 3000-2000 B.C. (see Kleinbach et al 1999). No radiometric data are available from 41ML185 to provide chronological support.…”

“…A better understanding of the area's archeological record has been obtained through several large-scale projects, including Waco Lake (Collins and Holliday 1985;Duffield 1959;Prikryl and Jackson 1985;Prikryl and Prewitt 1984;Story and Shafer 1965). Other nearby large-scale projects-primarily reservoir salvage projectsinclude Whitney Lake (Jelks 1953(Jelks , 1962Stephenson 1947Stephenson , 1970 and Aquilla Lake (Brown 1987;Lynott and Peter 1977;Skinner et al 1978;Skinner and Henderson 1972) to the northwest and north; Hog Creek Reservoir (Hays and Kirby 1977;Henry 1995;Henry et al 1980;Larson and Kirby 1976;Larson et al 1975;Shafer 1977) to the west; and Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir (Sorrow et al 1967), Belton Lake (Miller and Jelks 1952;Shafer et al 1964), and Fort Hood (Abbott and Trierweiler 1995;Kleinbach et al 1999;Mehalchick et al 1999Mehalchick et al , 2000Trierweiler 1994Trierweiler , 1996 to the southwest. Kvernes et al (2000:7-12) provide summaries of these projects.…”

National Register Testing at 41HM46, Hamilton County, Texas: CR 294 Bridge Replacement at the Leon River

“…This archeological region is recognized based on decades of investigations at various stratified sites throughout areas of the Edwards Plateau, its highly dissected eastern and southern margins, and the margins of adjacent physiographic regions to the east and south (see Collins 1995Collins , 2004. An understanding of the area's archeological record has been obtained through several large-scale projects, primarily reservoir salvage projects such as Whitney Lake (Jelks 1953(Jelks , 1962Stephenson 1947Stephenson , 1970 and Aquilla Lake (Brown 1987;Lynott and Peter 1977;Skinner et al 1978;Skinner and Henderson 1972) to the east; Hog Creek Reservoir (Hays and Kirby 1977;Henry 1995;Henry et al 1980;Larson et al 1975;Larson and Kirby 1976;Shafer 1977) to the northeast; and Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir (Sorrow et al 1967), Belton Lake (Miller and Jelks 1952;Shafer et al 1964), and fort Hood (Abbott and Trierweiler 1995;Kleinbach et al 1999;Mehalchick et al 1999Mehalchick et al , 2000Trierweiler 1994Trierweiler , 1996 to the south-southeast. Kvernes et al (2000:7-12) provide summaries of these projects, which helped to establish the prehistoric cultural sequence of the area that we understand and recognize today.…”

Archeological Impact Evaluations and Surveys in the Texas Department of Transportation's Abilene, Austin, Brownwood, Bryan, Fort Worth, Waco, and Yoakum Districts, 2001-2003

“…Traditionally, the central Texas archeological region has included the Llano Uplift, Lampasas Cut Plain, eastern Edwards Plateau and its highly dissected eastern margin, and adjacent prairie margin (e.g., Prewitt 1981;Suhm 1960), which encompass large portions of the Austin, Brownwood, and Waco Districts. In the Waco District, sites that have contributed important information include the Landslide site (Sorrow et al 1967), the Youngsport site (Shafer 1963), the Gault site (Collins and Brown 2000), Kyle Rockshelter (Jelks 1962), and several sites at Fort Hood (see Kleinbach et al 1999;Mehalchick et al 1999Mehalchick et al , 2000 and Waco Lake (Scott et al 2002;Story and Shafer 1965). These sites have contributed to a better understanding of the prehistory of central Texas, with projectile point styles from some of these sites suggesting influences and contacts to varying degrees over time with areas to the east and northeast (cf.…”