Britt Bousman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4065079 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Britt Bousman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Britt |
| FAMILY NAME | Bousman |
| SIGNATURE | BOUSMAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1645-8302 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 41 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 416 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
C. Garth Sampson (1941–2025)
Our friend, admired colleague and valued mentor, Clavil Garth Sampson, South African archaeologist, died on 1 July 2025, after a stroke resulting from surgical complications. Born in Cape Town on 9
Cornelia-Uitzoek, South Africa
Erfkroon, South Africa
Competition drives the evolution of emergent neutrality in the dietary niches of mammalian herbivores
Cornelia-Uitzoek
The fossil locality is situated on the farm “Uitzoek” in the Schoonspruit valley, near the town of Cornelia in the northeastern Free State Province of South Africa (Figures 12.1 and 12.2). The site consists of fossil-bearing valley-fill deposits within the Schoonspruit Valley. The hominin fossil and bulk of the fossil and artifact-bearing deposits of the site are dated by paleomagnetism to between 1.07 and 1.01 Ma (ages updated with respect to re…
Site occupation spans at Middle Ceramic Antelope Creek phase sites in the Southern Plains of Texas
Twenty-one AMS radiocarbon and optical stimulated luminescence assays from Early Ceramic (Plains Woodland) and Middle Ceramic (Antelope Creek) periods are reported from sites on the Cross Bar Ranch in Potter County, Texas including the first direct date on Phaseolus sp. remains in the Southern Plains. Calibrated radiocarbon dates and a single luminescence assay are used to evaluate site occupation spans during the Middle Ceramic Antelope Creek ph…
Shape as a function of time + raw material + burial context? An exploratory analysis of Perdiz arrow points from the ancestral Caddo area of the American Southeast
Temporal assignments carry substantive weight, and archaeologists regularly assume that artefacts from discrete temporal units may differ in ways that convey changes in preference or behaviour. Similarly, archaeologists regularly assume that raw material differences articulate with stone tool morphology, and the role of differential raw material quality and preference associated with Caddo lithic technology remains largely unexplored. Whether a p…
Paleoindian Archaeology and the Index of Texas Archaeology
The five-volume set of Wilson-Leonard reports and other Paleoindian studies are now available for download on the Index of Texas Archaeology (ITA). ITA is a part of Stephen F. Austin State University’s institutional repository, and provides searchable, regional cultural resource management reports in a pdf format through The Berkeley Electronic Press (bepress). Reports are indexed in CrossRef and Altmetric. These reports are easily located and do…
The emergence, spread, and termination of the Early Later Stone Age event in South Africa and southern Namibia
New radiocarbon dates and the herder occupation at Kasteelberg B, South Africa
A GIS Analysis of the Zeekoe Valley Stone Age Archaeological Record in South Africa
The conversion of the Zeekoe Valley Archaeological Project survey data to a GIS format allows rapid and accurate analysis of this large hunter-gatherer database. During the 16-month survey 13,866 prehistoric Stone Age sites were recorded and plotted on aerial photographs. These site locations and archaeological data can now be analysed in a manner never possible before the conversion. The distribution and abundance of sites spanning over ~700,000…
First hominine remains from a ∼1.0 million year old bone bed at Cornelia-Uitzoek, Free State Province, South Africa
Archaeological Testing at San Marcos Springs (41HY160) for the Texas Rivers Center, Hays County, Texas
This report describes the results of investigations undertaken to assess the archaeological resources at the Spring Lake Site, 41HY160, on the campus of Texas State University-San Marcos in Hays County, Texas. The Spring Lake Site, 41HY160, was recorded in the 1980s at the Aquarena Center, then a privately owned water park. In 1994 Texas State University-San Marcos purchased the Aquarena Center with the intention of converting it into an educatio…
The Late Archaic across the Borderlands
Book Review| October 01 2007 The Late Archaic across the Borderlands: From Foraging to Farming The Late Archaic across the Borderlands: From Foraging to Farming. Bradley J. Vierra. C. Britt Bousman C. Britt Bousman Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2007) 81 (4): 557–558. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-81.4.557 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation C. Britt Bousman…
Stable Carbon Isotopes from Archaic Human Remains in the Chihuahuan Desert and Central Texas
The distribution of δ13C values from human remains recovered in the eastern Chihuahuan Desert and central Texas demonstrates the existence of at least two distinct coeval dietary populations during the Early and Late Archaic. We employed a novel statistical technique, norma probability plots, to identify distinct dietary populations. δ13C values from one population in the Lower Pecos and Trans-Pecos regions of Texas reflect the long-term use of C…
Assigning Context to Artifacts in Burned-Rock Middens
Accumulations office-cracked rock and carbon-stained sediment in pits mark locations of past cooking and heating facilities around the world. While the specific functions of these features may vary, the use of stones as heating elements in earth ovens is common. After repeated use, debris in the form of fire-cracked stones, charcoal, ash, sediment, carbonized plant fragments, and other materials accumulates to form low mounds known in the U.S. So…
Coping with risk
Archaeological Testing of the Burleson Homestead at 41HY37 Hays County, Texas
At the request of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University-San Marcos), the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) conducted an archaeological excavation of the historic Burleson Homestead (41HY37). The excavation was conducted in June and July of 2000 under Texas Antiquities Committee Permit No. 2406. Artifacts collected during the project were processed and curated at CAS. In addition, CAS conducted archival research on str…
The archaeology of drylands, living at the margin
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Test Excavations at the Culebra Creek Site, 41BX126, Bexar County, Texas
Archaeological test excavations were undertaken at 4IBX126 on Culebra Creek to offset the impact from a proposed Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) highway improvement project on Loop 1604 in northwest Bexar County. Archaeological investigations were conducted in three field seasons: the first two seasons were conducted by TxDOT archaeologists and the third was directed by personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The…
Paleoindian geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains
Archaeological Survey of Southwest Block and Selected Roads and Firebreaks at Camp Maxey, Lamar County, Texas
In June, July, and September 1998, The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 1,000 acres for the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) on Camp Maxey, a TXARNG training facility in north-central Lamar County, Texas, under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The TXARNG had identified the …
Excavations for the Upper Labor Dam Site, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Upon notification, in 1995, that a portion of a Spanish Colonial acequia had been exposed in Brackenridge Park, the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Antonio entered into a contract with the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of the University of Texas at San Antonio to investigate and document the structure. In September of 1996, a team from CAR, utilizing a backhoe and operator provided by Parks and Recreation, began a li…
Archaeological Survey at Rancho de las Cabras, San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, 41WN30, Wilson County, Texas
A two-stage archaeological investigation and preliminary geomorphological assessment was conducted at Rancho de las Cabras, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, by the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio for the National Park Service (NPS). The investigation was prompted by NPS plans to construct a parking lot and visitors' center near the Spanish colonial ruins (41WN30). The geomorphologic…
Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design
(1993). Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design. Lithic Technology: Vol. 18, No. 1-2, pp. 59-86
Coping with risk
First hominine remains from a ∼1.0 million year old bone bed at Cornelia-Uitzoek, Free State Province, South Africa
The emergence, spread, and termination of the Early Later Stone Age event in South Africa and southern Namibia
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
A GIS Analysis of the Zeekoe Valley Stone Age Archaeological Record in South Africa
The conversion of the Zeekoe Valley Archaeological Project survey data to a GIS format allows rapid and accurate analysis of this large hunter-gatherer database. During the 16-month survey 13,866 prehistoric Stone Age sites were recorded and plotted on aerial photographs. These site locations and archaeological data can now be analysed in a manner never possible before the conversion. The distribution and abundance of sites spanning over ~700,000…
Test Excavations at the Culebra Creek Site, 41BX126, Bexar County, Texas
Archaeological test excavations were undertaken at 4IBX126 on Culebra Creek to offset the impact from a proposed Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) highway improvement project on Loop 1604 in northwest Bexar County. Archaeological investigations were conducted in three field seasons: the first two seasons were conducted by TxDOT archaeologists and the third was directed by personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The…
The Chronological Evidence for the Introduction of Domestic Stock into Southern Africa
Archaeological Survey of Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas
The Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian cultural resources survey on 3,860 acres of land at Lackland Air Force Base and Medina Base Annex in Bexar County, Texas. Base boundaries contain parts of three tributaries of the Medina River: Leon Creek, Medio Creek, and the upper reaches of Long Hollow. Limited surveys and shovel testing began in the spring of 1994 in areas slated for develo…
Shape as a function of time + raw material + burial context? An exploratory analysis of Perdiz arrow points from the ancestral Caddo area of the American Southeast
Temporal assignments carry substantive weight, and archaeologists regularly assume that artefacts from discrete temporal units may differ in ways that convey changes in preference or behaviour. Similarly, archaeologists regularly assume that raw material differences articulate with stone tool morphology, and the role of differential raw material quality and preference associated with Caddo lithic technology remains largely unexplored. Whether a p…
Stable Carbon Isotopes from Archaic Human Remains in the Chihuahuan Desert and Central Texas
The distribution of δ13C values from human remains recovered in the eastern Chihuahuan Desert and central Texas demonstrates the existence of at least two distinct coeval dietary populations during the Early and Late Archaic. We employed a novel statistical technique, norma probability plots, to identify distinct dietary populations. δ13C values from one population in the Lower Pecos and Trans-Pecos regions of Texas reflect the long-term use of C…
Assigning Context to Artifacts in Burned-Rock Middens
Accumulations office-cracked rock and carbon-stained sediment in pits mark locations of past cooking and heating facilities around the world. While the specific functions of these features may vary, the use of stones as heating elements in earth ovens is common. After repeated use, debris in the form of fire-cracked stones, charcoal, ash, sediment, carbonized plant fragments, and other materials accumulates to form low mounds known in the U.S. So…
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume II
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume I
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
Paleoenvironmental Change in Central Texas
Analysis of pollen spectra from Boriack and Weakly bogs provides a 16,000 year sequence for central Texas. Fluctuations between grass and arboreal pollen indicate that numerous shifts between forest, woodland, and open plant communities occurred during this span. Open communities were present at the Last Glacial Maximum, and between 12,000-13,000 BP, 9000-10,000 BP, and 8000-2500 BP. A two-phased mid-Holocene dry interval occurred with extremes r…
Prehistoric Archeology and Paleoenvironments in Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, South Texas
In May 1989 through July 1989, archeological and geomorphological investigations were conducted at five prehistoric archeological sites impacted by drainage ditch construction in Hidalgo and Willacy counties. These investigations were sponsored by Hidalgo County Drainage District No. I and Willacy County Drainage District No. I as part of a continuing program of cultural resources studies along the drainage ditch construction right-of-way. One si…
Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Senqunyane Valley, Lesotho
New radiocarbon dates and the herder occupation at Kasteelberg B, South Africa
Archaeological Survey of Southwest Block and Selected Roads and Firebreaks at Camp Maxey, Lamar County, Texas
In June, July, and September 1998, The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 1,000 acres for the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) on Camp Maxey, a TXARNG training facility in north-central Lamar County, Texas, under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The TXARNG had identified the …
Excavations for the Upper Labor Dam Site, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Upon notification, in 1995, that a portion of a Spanish Colonial acequia had been exposed in Brackenridge Park, the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Antonio entered into a contract with the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of the University of Texas at San Antonio to investigate and document the structure. In September of 1996, a team from CAR, utilizing a backhoe and operator provided by Parks and Recreation, began a li…
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume V
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
Archaeological Investigations at the Landa Park Golf Course, New Braunfels, Texas
In April 1996, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio was contracted by the city of New Braunfels to perform monitoring and testing to determine the impact of planned construction on cultural resources in Landa Park. The work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 1682. The planned development called for the construction of a golf cart bam, and subsurface excavations for one electrical line and …
Caprock Canyonlands Archeology
Archeological investigations at Lake Alan Henry, in Garza and Kent Counties, Texas, between 1987 and 1993 generated much archeological data relevant to interpreting late Holocene human activities. This review goes beyond the project boundary to synthesize the late prehistory and history of the Texas Panhandle Plains, with special emphasis on the north-south band of rugged canyons found along the Caprock Escarpment, herein defined as the Caprock C…
Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Senqunyane Valley, Lesotho
Prehistoric Archeology and Paleoenvironments in Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, South Texas
In May 1989 through July 1989, archeological and geomorphological investigations were conducted at five prehistoric archeological sites impacted by drainage ditch construction in Hidalgo and Willacy counties. These investigations were sponsored by Hidalgo County Drainage District No. I and Willacy County Drainage District No. I as part of a continuing program of cultural resources studies along the drainage ditch construction right-of-way. One si…
Archeological Survey of Wildlife Mitigation Lands, Justiceburg Reservoir, Garza County, Texas
In order to fulfill its obligations in conjunction with the proposed Jnsticeburg Reservoir project, the City of Lubbock, Texas, is considering the purchase of 2,240 acres in Garza County to serve as wildlife mitigation lands. Prior to the City's final decision to acquire the land, an archeological survey was conducted. The ca. 1,000 acres of incised canyonland and upland margin and ca. 215 acres of selected upland rises were intensively surveyed,…
Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design
(1993). Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations, Economic Risk and Tool Design. Lithic Technology: Vol. 18, No. 1-2, pp. 59-86
Historical Archaeology in Downtown San Antonio, Texas
VIA Metropolitan Transit is proposing to build a Park and Ride Facility near downtown San Antonio immediately east of Interstate Highway 37 in an area bounded by Crockett, Center, and Walnut Streets, and IH 37. Starting in the 1850s this area has been traditionally inhabited primarily by African-Americans. A review of previous archaeological investigations in the downtown area of San Antonio revealed a gap in knowledge concerning African-American…
HemisFair Park, San Antonio, Texas
In August and September 1996, the Center for Archaeological Research conducted archival research on the proposed Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Expansion in downtown San Antonio, Texas. This area, now in HemisFair Park, was once part of the agricultural fields for the Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo). This report presents a general history of the area, a review of previous archaeological research in HemisFair Park, detailed archival…
Archaeological Investigations at the Landa Park Golf Course, New Braunfels, Texas
In April 1996, the Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio was contracted by the city of New Braunfels to perform monitoring and testing to determine the impact of planned construction on cultural resources in Landa Park. The work was conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 1682. The planned development called for the construction of a golf cart bam, and subsurface excavations for one electrical line and …
Archaeological Survey of Lackland Air Force Base, Bexar County, Texas
The Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted a pedestrian cultural resources survey on 3,860 acres of land at Lackland Air Force Base and Medina Base Annex in Bexar County, Texas. Base boundaries contain parts of three tributaries of the Medina River: Leon Creek, Medio Creek, and the upper reaches of Long Hollow. Limited surveys and shovel testing began in the spring of 1994 in areas slated for develo…
Caprock Canyonlands Archeology
Archeological investigations at Lake Alan Henry, in Garza and Kent Counties, Texas, between 1987 and 1993 generated much archeological data relevant to interpreting late Holocene human activities. This review goes beyond the project boundary to synthesize the late prehistory and history of the Texas Panhandle Plains, with special emphasis on the north-south band of rugged canyons found along the Caprock Escarpment, herein defined as the Caprock C…
Archaeological Survey at Rancho de las Cabras, San Antonio Missions National Historic Park, 41WN30, Wilson County, Texas
A two-stage archaeological investigation and preliminary geomorphological assessment was conducted at Rancho de las Cabras, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, by the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio for the National Park Service (NPS). The investigation was prompted by NPS plans to construct a parking lot and visitors' center near the Spanish colonial ruins (41WN30). The geomorphologic…
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume II
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
The Chronological Evidence for the Introduction of Domestic Stock into Southern Africa
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume V
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
Wilson-Leonard An 11,000-year Archeological Record of Hunter-Gatherers in Central Texas Volume I
Study of the archeology of the Wilson-Leonard site has opened broad new vistas for the reexamination and improved interpretation of regional prehistory. Beyond that, it is of national importance in terms of both data and interpretation (for example, on the Paleoindian era) and the concepts used in its excavation and analysis. It is unique in other ways. In most cases, deep, stratified, multicomponent sites of this integrity are rarely excavated (…
Paleoenvironmental Change in Central Texas
Analysis of pollen spectra from Boriack and Weakly bogs provides a 16,000 year sequence for central Texas. Fluctuations between grass and arboreal pollen indicate that numerous shifts between forest, woodland, and open plant communities occurred during this span. Open communities were present at the Last Glacial Maximum, and between 12,000-13,000 BP, 9000-10,000 BP, and 8000-2500 BP. A two-phased mid-Holocene dry interval occurred with extremes r…
Setting the Stage
The relationship between culture and environment and the effects of variable climatic conditions on past cultures have long been recognized, but have not always been pursued in archaeological investigations. Early studies treated the environment as a static phenomenon, partly due to lack of precise dating methods and underdevelopment in the science of paleoclimatology. This paper outlines the history of paleoclimatic/paleoenvironmental reconstruc…
The Holocene Phytolith Record from Morgan Playa in the Rolling Plains of Texas
Phytolith analyses of playa-fill sediments from Morgan Playa yield strong evidence for Holocene vegetation and climate change. Morgan Playa is located in the Rolling Plains of Garza County, north-central Texas. Backhoe excavation of the small (about 3.2 hectares) basin exposed 250 cm of Holocene age sediments. A strongly developed Early Holocene paleosol occurs at the base (205-250 cm) of the profile. Dark gray-brown, clayey playa sediments compo…
Archaeological Survey of Southwest Block and Selected Roads and Firebreaks at Camp Maxey, Lamar County, Texas
In June, July, and September 1998, The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted an archaeological survey of approximately 1,000 acres for the Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) on Camp Maxey, a TXARNG training facility in north-central Lamar County, Texas, under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Antiquities Code of Texas. The TXARNG had identified the …
Excavations for the Upper Labor Dam Site, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Upon notification, in 1995, that a portion of a Spanish Colonial acequia had been exposed in Brackenridge Park, the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Antonio entered into a contract with the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of the University of Texas at San Antonio to investigate and document the structure. In September of 1996, a team from CAR, utilizing a backhoe and operator provided by Parks and Recreation, began a li…
Paleoindian geoarchaeology of the Southern High Plains
Test Excavations at the Culebra Creek Site, 41BX126, Bexar County, Texas
Archaeological test excavations were undertaken at 4IBX126 on Culebra Creek to offset the impact from a proposed Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) highway improvement project on Loop 1604 in northwest Bexar County. Archaeological investigations were conducted in three field seasons: the first two seasons were conducted by TxDOT archaeologists and the third was directed by personnel from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The…
The Palaeoindian-Archaic transition in North America
The transition from Palaeoindian to Archaic societies in North America is often viewed as a linear progression over a brief but time-transgressive period. New evidence from the Wilson-Leonard site in Texas suggests social experimentation by Palaeoindians over a 2500-year period eventually resulted in Archaic societies. The process was neither short nor linear, and the evidence shows that different but contemporaneous lifeways existed in a variety…
Archaeological Testing of the Burleson Homestead at 41HY37 Hays County, Texas
At the request of Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University-San Marcos), the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) conducted an archaeological excavation of the historic Burleson Homestead (41HY37). The excavation was conducted in June and July of 2000 under Texas Antiquities Committee Permit No. 2406. Artifacts collected during the project were processed and curated at CAS. In addition, CAS conducted archival research on str…
The archaeology of drylands, living at the margin
Assigning Context to Artifacts in Burned-Rock Middens
Accumulations office-cracked rock and carbon-stained sediment in pits mark locations of past cooking and heating facilities around the world. While the specific functions of these features may vary, the use of stones as heating elements in earth ovens is common. After repeated use, debris in the form of fire-cracked stones, charcoal, ash, sediment, carbonized plant fragments, and other materials accumulates to form low mounds known in the U.S. So…
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