Some Aspects of Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology in Southern Texas

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dc.contributor.authorHester, Thomas R.
dc.contributor.authorHill, T. C., Jr.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T21:57:50Z
dc.date.available2023-02-27T21:57:50Z
dc.date.issued1975
dc.description.abstractThis 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 elsewhere (Hester 1971a). The Paleo-Indian period is represented by scattered surface finds of Clovis and Folsom projectile points, and by a variety of "Late Paleo-Indian" point styles, such as Plainview, Scottsbluff, Golondrina, Angostura, and Meserve. The following Archaic era is poorly defined, although there are numerous surface sites and an abundance of chipped stone artifacts (cf. Weir 1956; Hester, White and White 1969). The late prehistoric era in southern Taxas shares many characteristics with contemporary cultural developments in other parts of Texas, during a period which Suhm, Krieger and Jelks (1954: 20) have termed "Neo-American". New traits which were introduced into some parts of Texas at this time include the bow and arrow, ceramics, and the practice of agriculture; present evidence indicates that of these, only agriculture was absent from southern Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/1788
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenter for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpecial Report No. 1
dc.subjectarchaeological investigation
dc.subjectarchaeology
dc.subjectTexas archaeology
dc.subjectTexas History
dc.subjectIndians of North America--Texas--Antiquities
dc.subjectCoahuiltecan Indians--Antiquities
dc.subjectTexas--Antiquities
dc.titleSome Aspects of Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology in Southern Texas
dc.typeTechnical Report

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