H Perry Newell
Biographic Data
| ID | 8890719 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Perry Newell |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Perry |
| FAMILY NAME | Newell |
| SIGNATURE | NEWELL H P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1949 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Historical Background
In view of a widespread belief1 that the mounds lying southwest of Alto, Texas, mark the site of an historic Neches village and the second location of the mission San Francisco de los Tejas, and since the archaeological evidence denies such an identification, it is necessary to review the early history of this region, pointing out certain discrepancies in the literature. The Neches was one of nine main trihes forming the Hasinai Confederation. De…
Features other than Houses
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Houses
In general the same techniques were used in the excavation of all house outlines in the site, with, of course, modifications and adjustments to meet any unusual conditions. Whenever postholes were struck the immediate area wa's cleaned off and any suggested line of postholes followed until the entire outline was exposed or, as often happened, the postholes proved not to be part of a definite outline. The practice of profiling all postholes was so…
Excavation of Site
When the heavy growth of weeds, trees, and underbrush had been removed (Fig. 3, A) and the site examined preparatory to staking, it was found that either a north-south or an east-west axis would cut the mound at an odd angle, so the 0-00 line was laid down the long axis of the mound and the base line at right angles to it at Stake 0 (Fig. 4). The 0-00 line was 54° 30′ west from magnetic north. An alidade tower was built and permanently centered o…
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Historical Background
In view of a widespread belief1 that the mounds lying southwest of Alto, Texas, mark the site of an historic Neches village and the second location of the mission San Francisco de los Tejas, and since the archaeological evidence denies such an identification, it is necessary to review the early history of this region, pointing out certain discrepancies in the literature. The Neches was one of nine main trihes forming the Hasinai Confederation. De…
Features other than Houses
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Houses
In general the same techniques were used in the excavation of all house outlines in the site, with, of course, modifications and adjustments to meet any unusual conditions. Whenever postholes were struck the immediate area wa's cleaned off and any suggested line of postholes followed until the entire outline was exposed or, as often happened, the postholes proved not to be part of a definite outline. The practice of profiling all postholes was so…
Excavation of Site
When the heavy growth of weeds, trees, and underbrush had been removed (Fig. 3, A) and the site examined preparatory to staking, it was found that either a north-south or an east-west axis would cut the mound at an odd angle, so the 0-00 line was laid down the long axis of the mound and the base line at right angles to it at Stake 0 (Fig. 4). The 0-00 line was 54° 30′ west from magnetic north. An alidade tower was built and permanently centered o…
The George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Archaeology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Excavation (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 work)