Excavations at Sites 41LK31/32 and 41LK202 in the Choke Canyon Reservoir, South Texas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11735349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Falcon Scott (corresponding author), Daniel E Fox (0000-0003-2610-4978) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 1982 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | Article 5-Article 5 |
| Publication date | 1982-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Index of Texas Archaeology Open Access Grey Literature from the Lone Star State (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2475-9333 • E-ISSN: 2475-9333 |
| Publisher | R.W. Steen Library, SFASU (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21112/ita.1982.1.5 |
| OpenAlex | W1577520904 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Site 41 LK 31/32 is located in Live Oak County, southern Texas on a wide horseshoe bend of the Frio River, approximately 16 km west of the Frio's confluence with the Nueces River. Construction of the Choke Canyon Reservoir by the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) had necessitated an excavation program at the site prior to destruction. Investigations conducted by the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, were carried out in two stages, culminating in a major excavation during the summer of 1978. An indication of the depth and significance of cultural deposits at the site occurred in 1977 when the Bureau of Reclamation dug a series of 9 m deep geological test pits. Prehistoric occupation zones beginning at a depth of 2.5 meters and continuing to the surface were exposed. The coincidental location of necessary dam ingredients--specific clays and gravel and the site-prompted testing and, later, intensive excavation by the Center for Archaeological Research. Artifacts and depositional information derived from the field work established 41LK31/32 as the location of intermittent occupation by hunting and gathering peoples for more than 5000 years stretching from the Early Archaic through the Late Archaic
Archaeology · Canyon · Excavation · Geography · Geomorphology · Mining engineering · Prehistory · Archaeology and Natural History · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Geology
Some Aspects of Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology in Southern Texas
An Archaeological Survey of a Portion of the Choke Canyon Reservoir Area in McMullen and Live Oak Counties, Texas
Historic Indian Groups of the Choke Canyon Reservoir and Surrounding Area, Southern Texas
Late Quaternary Bison Population Changes On The Southern Plains
Freshwater Mussels as a Prehistoric Food Resource
Geologic-Climatic Dating in the West
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |