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An Examination Of Prehistoric Human Remains At The Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria County, Texas, Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer Jan 1980

An Examination Of Prehistoric Human Remains At The Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria County, Texas, Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer

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

On June 9, 1980, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, investigated a reported discovery of human bones where construction is underway at the Victoria Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, Victoria, Texas.

The Center was informed of the discovery by David Welsh of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, who requested that an investigation be made by qualified persons to assess the bone material and immediate surrounding for the purpose of determining the potential importance of the cultural resource.

The field investigations were carried out by Daniel Potter, Lee Spencer, and Robert Scott, all of whom …


An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Route Near Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas, Kenneth M. Brown Jan 1980

An Archaeological Survey Of A Pipeline Route Near Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, Texas, Kenneth M. Brown

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

In May 1980, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, carried out an archaeological survey of the proposed route of an eight-inch pipeline to be installed by the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. The pipeline will extend from the Scurlock Oil Company tank farm about one kilometer southwest of Sabine Pass to a landfall on the Gulf Coast at a point about six kilometers west of Texas Point (Fig. 1).

The survey was done under contract between the Center for Archaeological Research and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Independent Contractor-Letter Agreement of May 1980). The fieldwork …


An Archaeological Assessment Of The Gentry-Mclean Leases, Live Oak County, Texas, Michael Woerner Jan 1980

An Archaeological Assessment Of The Gentry-Mclean Leases, Live Oak County, Texas, Michael Woerner

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

On June 26 and 27, 1980, archaeologists from the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), conducted cultural resource surveys on the McLean and Gentry leases north of Oakville, Live Oak County, Texas. The survey was done under contract between the CAR and the Exxon Minerals Company, U.S.A. (Work Order No. 00212, dated June 6, 1980). The fieldwork was carried out by Thomas C. Kelly and Michael Woerner, CAR archaeologists, under the supervision of Dr. Thomas R. Hester, Director, and Jack D. Eaton, Acting Director.


An Archaeological Survey Of Portions Of Mud And St. Joseph Islands Aransas County, Texas, Thomas C. Kelly Jan 1980

An Archaeological Survey Of Portions Of Mud And St. Joseph Islands Aransas County, Texas, Thomas C. Kelly

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

Pursuant to a contract between Channel Industries Gas, a Tenneco subsidiary, and the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio (letter of June 2 from Stephen E. Kennedy, Channel Industries Gas, to Jack D. Eaton, CAR), an archaeological field survey was made of the proposed natural gas pipeline right-of-way across Mud Island and St. Joseph Island, Aransas County, Texas, on June 9 and 10, 1980.

The survey crew consisted of Thomas C. Kelly and Erwin Roemer of the CAR, James Stavinoha of Channel Industries Gas, and Jerry Crutcher, as helicopter pilot. Overall supervision of the …


Archaeological And Historical Investigations At Wallisville Lake, Chambers And Liberty Counties, Texas, Anne A. Fox, D. William Day, Lynn Highley Jan 1980

Archaeological And Historical Investigations At Wallisville Lake, Chambers And Liberty Counties, Texas, Anne A. Fox, D. William Day, Lynn Highley

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

During July and August 1979, the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, conducted survey, testing, and historical research on lands to be included in the Wallisville Lake in Liberty and Chambers Counties, Texas. A summary is presented of 21 previously recorded prehistoric sites within the proposed Plan 2A, with recommendations for further treatment of these sites. Test excavations at a newly located prehistoric site are described. A detailed description of the history and archaeological testing of 19 historic sites is included, along with a history and description of the town of Wallisville. Artifacts are illustrated …


Archaeological Testing Of Sites 41tg114, 41tg115, And 41tg116 Tom Green, Texas, Wayne C. Young Jan 1980

Archaeological Testing Of Sites 41tg114, 41tg115, And 41tg116 Tom Green, Texas, Wayne C. Young

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

During September 1980, archaeological sites 41TG114, 41TG115, and 41TG116 were tested for prehistoric cultural debris to determine their size, depth, cultural affiliations, and archaeological significance. Testing was conducted by the Archaeology Section of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation under the Procedures for the Protection of Cultural and Historic Properties (36 C.F.R., Part 800).

Testing results indicate that these sites contain very little cultural debris or intact stratigraphic deposits. Sites 41TG114 and 41TG116 appear to represent very minor surface campsites. Site 41TG115 appears to represent a deflated site with materials mixed on the present ground surface. No further …