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Archeological Data Recovery Excavations Along Becerra Creek (41wb556), Webb County, Texas, Richard B. Mahoney, Raymond P. Maudlin, Steve A. Tomka

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

From June through August 2000, The Center for Archaeological Research of The University of Texas at San Antonio conducted archeological data recovery for prehistoric site 41WB556, under contract with Texas Department of Transportation. The investigations were conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit Number 2412. The Phase III data recovery consisted of excavation of 64 1-m2 units across the site in order to investigate significant cultural deposits encountered during the previous survey and testing phases. In concert with the archeological field investigations, the following special analyses and studies were performed to aid the determination of site integrity and chronology: geoarcheology, radiocarbon dating, …