Archeological Testing of the Engstrand Well 41WM1157, in Williamson County, Texas
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Cite this Record Jones, Bradford and Feit, Rachel (2007) "Archeological Testing of the Engstrand Well 41WM1157, in Williamson County, Texas," Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: Vol. 2007, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.21112/ita.2007.1.10 ISSN: 2475-9333 Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2007/iss1/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Regional Heritage Research at SFA ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State by an authorized editor of SFA ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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This article is available in Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2007/iss1/10 Archeological Testing of the Engstrand Well 41WM1157, in Williamson County, Texas Principal Investigator: James W. Karbula Written by: Bradford Jones and Rachel Feit Prepared for: Texas Department of Transportation—Environmental Affairs Division CSJ: 0204-01-049 TAC Permit # 4347 TxDOT Archeological Studies Program No. 100 Archeology Series No. 190 October 2007 Archeological Testing of the Engstrand Well, 41WM1157, in Williamson County, Texas Copyright © 2007 Texas Department of Transportation and Hicks & Company Environmental, Archeological and Planning Consultants All rights reserved. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Hicks & Company (H&C) jointly own all rights, title, and interest in and to all data and other information developed for this project under TxDOT Scientific Services Contract No. 577XXSA0006. Brief passages from this publication may be reproduced without permission provided that credit is given to TxDOT and Hicks & Company. Permission to reprint an entire chapter, section, figures, or tables must be obtained in advance from the Supervisor of the Archeological Studies Program, Environmental Affairs Division, TxDOT, 118 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas, 78752. Copies of this publication have been deposited with the Texas State Library in compliance with the State Depository requirements. Printed in the United States of America in Austin, Texas by Morgan Printing October 2007 Jointly published by: Texas Department of Transportation Environmental Affairs Division Archeological Studies Program Scott Pletka, Ph.D., Supervisor Archeological Studies Program Report No. 100 Al McGraw, Series Editor and Hicks & Company Environmental, Archeological and Planning Consultants 1504 West Fifth Street Austin, Texas 78703 Cover Art by: Mason Miller Texas Antiquities Permit Number 4347 ISBN 1-930788-69-X ii Table of Contents Abstract . xi Acknowledgements . xiii Chapter 1. Introduction and Management Summary . 1 Chapter 2. Historical Background and Previous Archeological Investigations . 4 Swedes In Texas . 4 Specific History of Site 41WM1157 . 5 Previous Archeological Research . 7 Chapter 3. Environmental Background . 9 Chapter 4. Results of Field Investigatons . 11 Chapter 5. Artifact Analysis . 13 Methodology . 13 Functional Categories . 13 Material Types . 15 Curation . 16 Artifact Overview by Functional Category . 16 Activities . 16 Architecture . 17 Clothing . 17 Dietary . 17 Education . 17 Grooming . 18 Household . 18 Medical . 18 Kitchen . 19 Recreation . 20 Tobacco . 20 Tool . 20 Transportation . 21 Unknown . 21 Dating the Deposit . 21 Discussion . 23 Conclusions and Recommendations . 26 Bibliography . 28 iii iv List of Figures 1. Project Location Map . 2 2. Plat map of S. M. Swenson 1871 Survey of the Prior Holder’s League . 7 3. Portion of 1926 State Highway Department Map for Williamson County showing the Hutto-Round Rock crossing Lot No. 5 and standing structures . 8 5. Close up of well wall illustrating dry stack construction technique . 14 4. 41WM1157 exposed prior to investigations . 14 7. Well being isolated during excavation by trackhoe . 15 6. Original surface of well fill (following removal of upper portions of well) . 15 8. Plan view of well . 16 9. Bisection of well to bottom; note depth of trash deposit and water emerging at bottom . 17 10. Activities Artifacts Recovered from the Enstrand Well: (A) Hi-Lex Bleach Bottle and (B) Divco Solder Container . 23 11. Sheaffer Skrip Ink Bottle . 24 12. Various Grooming Related Artifacts Recovered From the Engstrand Well . 24 14. Various Medical Artifacts Recovered from the Engstrand Well: (A) Thatcher Manufacturing Bottle, (B) Philips Milk of Magnesia, (C) Brockway Glass Bottle (D) Owens-Illinois graduated bottle . 26 13. Various Household Artifacts Recovered From The Engstrand Well: (A-C) Flower Pot Sherds, (D,F) Light Bulb Bases, (E) Light Bulb Glass . 27 16. Kitchen Artifacts Recovered From the Engstrand Well: (A) Ketchup Bottle, (B) Mustard Jar, (C) Possible Flavoring Bottle, (D) Hires Flavoring Bottle, (E) Sun Tex Soda Bottle . 28 17. Kitchen Artifacts Recovered From the Engstrand Well: (A) Folgers Coffee Can, (B-F) Spice Containers and Lids . .28 15. Kitchen Artifacts Recovered From Engstrand Well: (A-C) Canning Jars, (D-E) Vinegar Bottles . ..