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American Studies

1999

Travis County

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The Prehistoric Components At The Rubin Hancock Farmstead, 41tv875, Travis County, Texas, E. Frances Gadus, Marie E. Blake, Karl W. Kibler Jan 1999

The Prehistoric Components At The Rubin Hancock Farmstead, 41tv875, Travis County, Texas, E. Frances Gadus, Marie E. Blake, Karl W. Kibler

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

From 1984 to 1987, a series of archeological projects was undertaken by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT, now the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT) at site 41TV875 in Travis County, Texas. The work focused on the historic component, representing the late-nineteenth- to early twentieth-century farmstead of the African American Rubin Hancock family, but many prehistoric artifacts were recovered as well. In 1998, TxDOT contracted with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., to complete the analysis, report production, and curation requirements for the mitigation work on both the prehistoric and historic components.This volume discusses the prehistoric component.

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After Slavery: The Rubin Hancock Farmstead, 1880-1916, Travis County, Texas, Marie E. Blake, Terri Myers Jan 1999

After Slavery: The Rubin Hancock Farmstead, 1880-1916, Travis County, Texas, Marie E. Blake, Terri Myers

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

From 1984 to 1987, a series of survey, testing, and excavation projects was undertaken by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT, now the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT) at site 41TV875, the Rubin Hancock farmstead in Travis County. In 1998, TxDOT contracted with Prewitt and Associates, Inc., to complete the analysis, report production, and curation requirements for the mitigation work on both the prehistoric and historic components of the site.

The results of the prehistoric investigations are reported in a separate volume (Gadus et al. 2000). This volume details the history and archeology related to occupation …