Archeological Investigations in the Truscott Reservoir Area. King and Knox Counties, Texas,

Abstract

A total of 76 sites (67 archeological, 3 historical, and 6 paleontological) were recorded and investigated in and around the project area. No sites were found at the Bateman Pumping Station. Ten sites (9 archeological and 1 paleontological) were found along the pipeline. The 9 archeological sites were investigated by general collecting. Fifty-one sites (47 archeological, 2 historical, and 2 paleontological) were found in the Truscott Reservoir area. Of the 47 archeological sites, 36 were general-collected, 4 were control-collected, and 7 were tested. Of the 2 historical sites, 1 (a stone-walled half-dugout) was excavated and 1 (a rock fence) was merely recorded. Fifteen sites (11 archeological, 1 historical, and 3 paleontological) outside of the project area were visited. General collections were made at the 11 archeological sites. The 56 archeological sites within the project area are generally small surficial scatters of lithic debitage and firecracked rocks on sheetwashed bedrock, with occasional boiling stone dumps or sandstone slab hearths, and a limited number and variety of stone tools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA103443

Entities

People

  • Gerald Meeka Etchieson
  • Jack T. Hughes
  • Roberta D. Speer

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anthropology
  • Birds
  • Cervidae
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Foot Bones
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Historic Sites
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Native Americans
  • Pumping Stations
  • United States
  • Wildlife

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  • Aerial Delivery - Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.