Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas
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Volume 2003 Article 1 2003 Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas Russell D. Greaves Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita Part of the American Material Culture Commons, Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Other American Studies Commons, Other Arts and Humanities Commons, Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, and the United States History Commons Tell us how this article helped you. Cite this Record Greaves, Russell D. (2003) "Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas," Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: Vol. 2003, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.21112/ita.2003.1.1 ISSN: 2475-9333 Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2003/iss1/1 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]. Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License This article is available in Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2003/iss1/1 Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas by Russell D. Greaves with contributions by Raymond P. Mauldin and Bryant Saner, Jr. Adjutant General’s Department of Texas Center for Archaeological Research Directorate of Facilities and Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio Environmental Branch, Austin, Texas Archaeological Survey Report, No. 330 2003 Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas Russell D. Greaves Center for Archaeological Research-UTSA ASR #330 2003 Camp Maxey V Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas by Russell D. Greaves with contributions by Raymond P. Mauldin and Bryant Saner, Jr. Texas Antiquities Committee Permit No. 2809 Steve A. Tomka Principal Investigator Prepared for: Prepared by: Adjutant General’s Department of Texas Center for Archaeological Research Directorate of Facilities and Engineering The University of Texas at San Antonio Environmental Branch, Austin, Texas Archaeological Survey Report, No. 330 http://www.agtx-ev.pollution.org http://car.utsa.edu ©copyright 2003 The following information is provided in accordance with the General Rules of Practice and Procedure, Chapter 26.24 (Investigative Reports), Texas Antiquities Committee: 1. Type of investigation: Survey and testing 2. Project name: Camp Maxey V, Testing of Seven (7) Sites 3. County: Lamar 4. Principal investigator: Steve A. Tomka 5. Name and location of sponsoring agency: Texas Army National Guard, Cultural Resources, P.O. Box 5218, Austin, TX 78763-5218 6. Texas Antiquities Permit No.: 2809 7. Published by the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio, Texas 78249-0658, 2003 A list of publications offered by the Center for Archaeological Research is available. Call (210) 458-4378; write to the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 W., San Antonio, Texas 78249-0658; e-mail to [email protected]; or visit CAR’s web site at http://car.utsa.edu. Camp Maxey V: Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites Abstract Abstract: From May to June 2002, the Center for Archaeological Research (CAR), The University of Texas at San Antonio, under contract with Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG), conducted National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and State Archeological Landmark (SAL) eligibility testing at selected sites within the Camp Maxey training facility in north Lamar County, Texas. The purpose of the current investigations was to assess, through excavation of backhoe trenches, shovel tests, and excavation units, the archaeological significance and NRHP and SAL eligibility of seven prehistoric sites (41LR137, 41LR214, 41LR222, 41LR225, 41LR233, 41LR244, and 41LR254) determined potentially eligible during a previous survey effort. This work was performed under Texas Antiquities Permit Number 2809 issued to Dr. Steve A. Tomka, Principal Investigator for the current testing phase of continuing contractual obligations of archaeological investigations at Camp Maxey through TXARNG. All seven sites are considered ineligible for NRHP listing or SAL designation. i Table of Contents Camp Maxey V: Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites Table of Contents: Abstract .......................................................................................................................................................................................... i Figures ......................................................................................................................................................................................... iii Tables ............................................................................................................................................................................................iv Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................................................................................... v Chapter 1: Introduction and Problem Orientation Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................1 Research Issues and Historic Contexts ...................................................................................................................................1 Project History and Site Significance Considerations ............................................................................................................6 Sites Examined During the Current Project ...........................................................................................................................6 Scope of the Proposed Archaeological Work ........................................................................................................................8 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................9 Report Organization .............................................................................................................................................................10 Chapter 2: Environmental Background Environmental Background .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Chapter 3: Culture History Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................13 Cultural Setting ....................................................................................................................................................................14 Archaeological Background ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 4: Archaeological Field and Laboratory Methods Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................19 Mechanical Excavations .......................................................................................................................................................19 Manual Excavations .............................................................................................................................................................20 Soil Profiling and Magnetic Sediment Susceptibility Sampling...........................................................................................21 Laboratory Methods .............................................................................................................................................................22 Chapter 5: Archaeological Site Descriptions and Results of Testing Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................25 Site Descriptions ..................................................................................................................................................................25 41LR137............................................................................................................................................................................25 41LR214............................................................................................................................................................................38