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An Archaeological Survey Of 3,475 Acres At Camp Swift, Bastrop County, Texas: 2005, David L. Nickels, Jessica L. Hurley, C. Britt Bousman Jan 2008

An Archaeological Survey Of 3,475 Acres At Camp Swift, Bastrop County, Texas: 2005, David L. Nickels, Jessica L. Hurley, C. Britt Bousman

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

The Texas Military Forces (TXMF) conducts military training on Camp Swift, an approximately 11,500-acre tract in northern Bastrop County, Texas. TXMF is responsible for complying with federal legislation regarding the assessment and management of environmental and cultural resources. This cultural resource inventory by the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS), Texas State University- San Marcos, was conducted between November 2005 and October 2006, under Section 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). During the survey of 3,475 acres, 168 sites were recorded and 110 of these were newly discovered sites; however, five of these sites were outside of …


War And Social Life In Prehispanic Peru: Ritual, Defense, And Communities At The Fortress Of Acaray, Huaura Valley, Margaret Brown Vega Jan 2008

War And Social Life In Prehispanic Peru: Ritual, Defense, And Communities At The Fortress Of Acaray, Huaura Valley, Margaret Brown Vega

Margaret Brown Vega

This is a study of ritual, war, and how those frame the construction of communities. Excavations at the fortress of Acaray in the Huaura Valley, Perú yielded evidence for conflict and ritual activities associated with two major time periods: the Early Horizon (ca. 900-200 B.C.) and the Late Intermediate Period (ca. A.D. 1000-1476). Using site survey and excavation data, a geographic information system to perform spatial analysis, and data on regional contexts this study demonstrates that Acaray was simultaneously a place constructed with defense in mind, and a locale for ritual activities linked to the strengthening of social bonds and …


Aproximaciones Arqueológicas Al Ritual En Los Andes: Un Análisis Del Espacio Ritual Durante El Periodo Formativo Medio En El Sitio Chiripa, Bolivia, Andrew P. Roddick Jan 2008

Aproximaciones Arqueológicas Al Ritual En Los Andes: Un Análisis Del Espacio Ritual Durante El Periodo Formativo Medio En El Sitio Chiripa, Bolivia, Andrew P. Roddick

Andrew P Roddick

En esta ponencia presentaré varios datos cerámicos con el fin de examinar la función de dos estructuras pertenecientes al Período Formativo Medio (800-200 a.C.) en el sitio Chiripa, ubicado en la cuenca del lago Titicaca, Bolivia. Se inves- tigan, además, las actividades asociadas con la arquitectura doméstica y ritual, junto con una evaluación de la tradición religiosa Yaya-mama, presentada inicialmente por Chávez y Chávez, y representada por la arquitectura de Chiripa y sus artefactos asociados. Se hace referencia a la posibilidad de presencia tanto de festividades como de intercambio durante el Período Formativo Medio, a partir de un análisis cerámico …


Shinarump Red Ware And Other Red Ware Pottery North And West Of The Colorado River, James R. Allison Jan 2008

Shinarump Red Ware And Other Red Ware Pottery North And West Of The Colorado River, James R. Allison

Faculty Publications

In November 2007, the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) hosted a conference to discuss, clarify, and where necessary revise the standard typology used for prehistoric Puebloan pottery found in northwestern Arizona, southwestern Utah, and southeastern Nevada. The multi-state nature of the area covered makes precise geographical description awkward, but the conference was titled Prehistoric Puebloan Pottery North and West of the Colorado River. Margaret Lyneis and Kelley Hays-Gilpin organized the conference, and they have provided a general discussion of the conference and its conclusions in an earlier edition of Pottery Southwest (Lyneis and Hays-Gilpin 2008). Participants continue to work on …


Laptops In The Sand: Using Rugged Computers In The Field, Michael T. Searcy, Scott Ure Jan 2008

Laptops In The Sand: Using Rugged Computers In The Field, Michael T. Searcy, Scott Ure

Faculty Publications

Computers have been used in the archaeology for decades to perform various tasks including statistical modeling, database management, geospatial analysis and other processes ranging from the relatively simple to the incredibly complex. Traditionally, computers are used in relatively “clean” environments such as indoor offices or laboratories. However, when subjected to harsh outdoor conditions with extreme temperatures, precipitation, dust, and debris, failure in some degree, ranging from the irritating to the catastrophic, is highly likely and often quite predictable. Sandy and dusty regions, as well as wet and humid areas, are particularly hostile to the delicate and environmentally sensitive processors, circuit …