Archaeological and historical investigations at Rancho de las Cabras, 41WN30, Wilson County, Texas: Fourth Season

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1998

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Fox, Anne A.
Houk, Brett A.

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Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Abstract

During the month of July, 1983, the Center for Archaeological Research conducted a fourth season of excavations at Rancho de las Cabras (41 WN30) near Floresville, Texas. Eleven excavation units were completed in the east part of the compound. Details of the construction of the south wall of Room 3 and the southeast portion of the compound wall were recorded. A trench for a palisade-type fence was located and followed out in the vicinity of the original northeast wall section. The fence was probably constructed for use in small livestock raising during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Additionally, interviews with local informants were conducted to collect information about the history of the ranch.

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archaeological investigation, archaeology, Texas archaeology, excavations, Rancho de las Cabras site, 18th and 19th centuries, Wilson County

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