Center for Archaeological Research
The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) was established in 1974 to conduct archaeological research throughout Texas and the surrounding regions; carry out archaeological surveys and excavations for federal, state, and local agencies as required by legislation and executive order; provide public and private sector assistance and guidance regarding cultural resource management; provide students training opportunities in archaeological field and laboratory methods and technical writing; and disseminate to the general public information about the prehistory and history of Texas and San Antonio.
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Report to Consejo de Arqueología Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia: An Archaeological Investigation of Late Archaic Cerros de Trincheras Sites in Chihuahua, Mexico, Results of the 1998 Investigations
(Special Report No. 25, 1999-04-26)Cerro Juanaqueña is a large cerro de trincheras located in northwestern Chihuahua, in the municipio of Janos. The site was built over 3000 years ago on the summit and slopes of a 140 meter high basalt hill which overlooks ... -
Baker Cave, Val Verde County, Texas: The 1976 Excavations
(Special Report No. 13, 1983)Excavations, in summer 1976, have provided new data on the ancient human occupations at Baker Cave, Val Verde County, Texas. One objective of the research program was to obtain further information on habitation at the site ... -
Some Aspects of Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology in Southern Texas
(Special Report No. 1, 1975)This paper is concerned with the last several hundred years of the prehistoric period in the southern part of Texas. The earlier human occupation of this region, extending back perhaps 11,000 years, has been summarized ... -
The Texas Archaic: A Symposium
(Special Report No. 2, 1976)The papers published in this volume were presented at a symposium entitled "The Texas Archaic" held in San Antonio on November 2, 1975, during the annual meeting of the Texas Archeological Society. Of those papers delivered ... -
Eagle Hill: A Late Quaternary Upland Site in Western Louisiana
(Special Report No. 12, 1982)The Eagle Hill II site (16 SA 50) is located in a rolling upland area of western Louisiana known as Peason Ridge. Because of its location in a saddle, the locale accumulated colluvial sediments during certain intervals of ... -
Moccasin Confluence: Occupation and Settlement in the Lower Fredericksburg Basin of the Edwards Plateau
(Special Report No. 14, 1986)During the summer of 1982 the eastern half of Lyndon B. Johnson State Historical Park was surveyed and sites tested. The work was sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and performed by Center for Archaeological ... -
The Lithic Articfacts of Indians at the Spanish Colonial Missions, San Antonio, Texas
(Special Report No. 8, 1979)Prior to 1962, no Spanish Colonial mission in Texas had been investigated by trained archaeologists (Tunnell and Newcomb 1969:;ii). Since then, a number of Texas mission sites have received the attention of archaeologists ... -
Papers on the Prehistory of Northeastern Mexico and Adjacent Texas
(Special Report No. 9, 1980)The papers bound in this volume are selected from a series of presentations given in the sessions on archaeology at the meeting held in Monterrey, May 23-26, 1975, to celebrate the opening of the northeastern Mexico regional ... -
Papers on the Archaeology of the Texas Coast
(Special Report No. 11, 1980)The papers published in this volume represent contributions from professional archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, and students. Many aspects of coastal archaeology are unknown, and there is a great need for ... -
Excavations at the Alamo Shrine (Mission San Antonio de Valero)
(Special Report No. 10, 1980)In March 1977, excavations were conducted in front of Alamo Shrine where flagstone paving was being replaced by the City of San Antonio. The subsurface investigations sampled and described the soil stratigraphy which has ... -
Maya Lithic Studies: Papers from the 1976 Belize Field Symposium
(Special Report No. 4, 1976)As a result of intensified archaeological activity in northern Belize, and specifically the work of the joint British Museum-Cambridge University research project (directed by Norman Hammond), a variety of new data have ... -
Background to the Archaeology of Chaparrosa Ranch, Southern Texas
(Special Report No. 6, 1978)The Chaparrosa Ranch, located in Zavala County, southern Texas constitutes an ideal area for long-range archaeological research. Flowing through the ranch are Chaparrosa and Turkey Creeks, two major tributaries in the ... -
Hop Hill: Culture and Climatic Change in Central Texas
(Special Report No. 5, 1977)During June and July, 1976, the Center for Archaeological Research carried out archaeological investigations at the Hop Hill site (41 GL 21). This research was conducted at the request of the Texas Parks and Wildlife ... -
A Guide to Ceramics from Spanish Colonial Sites in Texas
(Special Report No. 33, 2008)AUTHORS’ PREFACE: The descriptions of ceramic types in this publication are compiled primarily as an aid to archaeologists working at missions and presidios in Texas, though it will also help those investigating town and ... -
Papers on Paleo-Indian Archaeology in Texas: I
(Special Report No. 3, 1976)This third number in the Center's Special Report series contains two papers dealing with Paleo-Indian archaeology in Texas. Two additional papers dealing with this topic have recently been submitted. One involves a detailed ... -
Una Investigación Arqueológica de los Sitios Cerros con Trincheras del Arcaico Tardío en Chihuahua, México
(Special Report No. 27, 2001-10)Este informe resume las investigaciones de campo de 2000 en el Cerro Juanaqueña y otros sitios relacionados, y también se proporciona los más recientes resultados analíticos. Estos trabajos fueron autorizados en el 2000 ... -
Archaeological Monitoring and Sampling Excavations at Mission Concepción (41BX12), San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
(Archaeological Report;No. 486, 2020-11)The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) was contracted by Pugh Constructors, Inc. to monitor and sample excavations associated with the installation of a new heating, ventilation, ... -
Cultural Resources Monitoring for the San Antonio Light and Print Building Project, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
(Archaeological Report;No. 485, 2020-12)Over eight days in May and August 2019, and May, June, July, and September 2020 the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archaeological monitoring in advance of the ... -
An Ancient Maya Hafted Stone Tool from Northern Belize
(Working Papers in Archaeology;No. 3, 1986)In 1974, the late Dennis Puleston excavated a hafted stone artifact from the mucky fill of an ancient canal near San Antonio, Orange Walk District, in northern Belize. This specimen has never been published, although it ... -
Early Evidence of Maya Hieroglyphic Writing at Kichpanha, Belize
(Working Papers in Archaeology;No. 2, 1986)Archaeological research, conducted intermittently at Kichpanha, Belize, from 1973 to 1983 was primarily limited to surveying and mapping. During the 1985 season, test excavations initiated in the 1983 season were continued ...
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