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Cultural Resources Survey For A Joing Task Force Six (Jtf-6) Action In Webb, Maverick, And Dimmit Counties, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Johnna L. Buysse, Steve Gaither
Cultural Resources Survey For A Joing Task Force Six (Jtf-6) Action In Webb, Maverick, And Dimmit Counties, Texas, Jeffrey D. Owens, Johnna L. Buysse, Steve Gaither
Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State
In an effort to aid United States Border Patrol efforts to combat smuggling and illegal immigration in south Texas, road improvements have been proposed along the U.S.-Mexico international border in three south Texas counties by Joint Task Force Six (JTF-6). JTF-6 Operation Number JT513/515/425-98 consists of a single action in Webb, Maverick, and Dimmit counties, Texas. This action includes the repair/upgrade of approximately 211.0 km (131. 1 mi) of existing roads, the construction of roughly 176.7 km (109.8 mi) of new roads (totaling 387.7 km (240.9 mi), the excavation of three borrow pits, the construction of an equipment storage area, …
41mv120: A Stratified Late Archaic Site In Maverick County, Texas, Bradley J. Vierra
41mv120: A Stratified Late Archaic Site In Maverick County, Texas, Bradley J. Vierra
Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State
This report presents the findings of the data recovery program conducted at site 41MV120. The excavation was conducted under a contractual agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation under Texas Antiquities Permit number 1622. A total of 9,147 lithic artifacts, 30,903 g of fire-cracked rock, 1623 g of mussel shells, 457 g of snails, 43 macrobotanical samples, 79 historic artifacts, and 15 bones was recovered from these excavations. 41MV120 is a stratified Late Archaic site dating from ca. 2200-1200 B.P. It was periodically inundated by floodwaters from the Rio Grande which buried a series of occupational levels. The site appears …