Center for Big Bend Studies

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Kathryn Puseman.

The Jeffrey Site-Area B is situated on a relatively narrow alluvial terrace, just north of Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. Feature 2 consists of a pavement type hearth/shallow basin from which charcoal was collected for AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Charcoal that was hand picked from a hearth along Terlingua Creek was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

A human fibula fragment from Feature F1a at Rough Cut Rockshelter (41BS1507) was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Collagen extraction methods and results are discussed in the following sections.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

A single, incompletely burned human left femur from the Jeffrey Crevice burial was submitted for radiocarbon dating. Processing methods and results are discussed in the following sections.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal samples were recovered from the fill from two features at the Paired-Features Site, 41PS735, in west Texas. These charcoal samples were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site consists of a multi-component open campsite containing a large ring midden, roasting facilities, a possible tipi ring, and scatters of prehistoric and historic artifacts. Recovery of a single corner-notched dart point suggests a Late Archaic component. Charcoal identification determined...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Melissa K. Logan.

Six charcoal and botanic samples were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sample were recovered from features in the Tranquil Rockshelter (site 41BS1513) in Brewster County, Texas. Samples were recovered from the fill of three pits, a feature remnant, and a lenticular deposit of ash that might represent a structural floor deposit.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings. Chad Yost.

Charcoal samples from the Genevieve Lykes Duncan Site, 41BS2615, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried, open campsite located in Brewster County, Texas, and includes three locales. This area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from features exposed in the vertical cut bank of an unnamed arroyo running generally northeast to southwest at this site. Identification of charcoal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from a buried hearth exposed in an arroyo wall at the Broadway Site, 02-278, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas. The charcoal was recovered from within the exposed feature rocks.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from the fill of a small hearth at the Perdiz Trail Site (02-269) was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This small site is located in Brewster County, Texas. It contains small hearths and associated lithic artifacts and is believed to have been occupied for a short amount of time during the Late Prehistoric Cielo Complex, around AD 1300-1700. Identification of charcoal will identify types of wood burned as fuel in this hearth and the best possible material for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Three charcoal samples from the Birthday Site (41BS1914) in west Texas were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried prehistoric campsite with numerous stone-lined hearths eroding from arroyo walls. Charcoal was submitted from the fill of a stone-lined hearth, from a cultural lens adjacent to a buried hearth, and from a cultural lens noted in arroyo walls. These features are believed to represent Early to Middle Archaic occupations. A total of three AMS...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from the fill of a shallow, basin hearth at the Cub Springs Number One Site (BIBE-153) in southern Brewster County, Texas, was collected for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site contains several thermal features and a fire-cracked rock midden. This site appears to be a multicomponent site with at least Late Archaic and Transitional Late Archaic occupations, based upon recovery of dart points. Charcoal was recovered from a thin bed of charcoal underlying a pavement of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Charcoal from the fill of a hearth at the David Williams Site, 41PS1020, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a buried open campsite located in west Texas. An adjacent hearth is dated at 7,000 CAL BP.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single charcoal sample from the Juncture Site, 02-390, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site is located in Brewster County, Texas. This general area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from a buried rock-lined hearth. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning types of wood burned as fuel by the site occupants, while an AMS radiocarbon date provides temporal...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from a hearth exposed in an arroyo wall at the Mask site, 02-231, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas. The charcoal was recovered from below and immediately around the hearthstones.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal from two hearth features at the Pinto Canyon Ranch site, PCR-69, in west Texas were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This site consists of an open camp and contains fire-cracked rock middens, hearths, and surficial charcoal stains. Charcoal identification will identify wood burned as fuel at this site, while AMS radiocarbon dates will provide temporal information.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A single charcoal sample was recovered from the center of a ring style hearth in a burned rock midden at the Sundog Site, 02-231. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas, and is believed to represent a Late Prehistoric (Perdiz) occupation of the area around AD 1200-1700. The charcoal was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

A charcoal sample from the Traveler Site, 02-389, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site is located in Brewster County, Texas. This general area experienced multiple occupations including Paleoindian, Early Archaic, and Middle Archaic. Charcoal was recovered from a buried cultural lens. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning types of wood burned as fuel by the site occupants, while an AMS radiocarbon date provides temporal information.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal and charred corn cobs from sites BIBE 1859, BIBE 1910, and BIBE 1942 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Site BIBE 1859 is a prehistoric open campsite, while sites BIBE1910 and BIBE 1942 are prehistoric sites with historic components. AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained on four charcoal samples and two charred corn cobs.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Melissa K. Logan.

Five charcoal samples were submitted for identification from the Calendar Site (41BS1517) in Brewster County, Texas. It is hoped that identification of these samples will enrich the environmental database of available plant resources for the eastern Trans-Pecos region during the early Archaic period.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Fill from a burned rock feature at the Side Arm Site (02-229) was floated to recover macrofloral remains. This site is located in Brewster County, Texas. Charcoal samples from two burned rock features were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Macrofloral analysis, including charcoal identification, will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupations. AMS radiocarbon dating will provide a temporal context for the site.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Fill from a hearth fragment at the Rockshelter Ridge site (41BS1533) in Brewster County, Texas, was floated to recover charcoal for radiocarbon dating. This hearth fragment was eroding out of the side of a gully. The site consists of a series of 14 rockshelters, and artifacts from the site date from possibly as early as 6,000 BP to approximately 500 years BP. Charcoal from the hearth was processed for AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Charcoal from the fill of hearths at the David Williams Site, 41PS1020, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Fill from one of the hearths also was floated to recover charcoal and other macrofloral remains. This site is a buried open campsite located in west Texas. An adjacent hearth was dated at 7,000 CAL BP.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal and fill samples from possible hearths at the Buckhorn Site (02-251) and the Curtain Site (02-252) were submitted for identification and macrofloral analysis. Macrofloral analysis will be used to provide subsistence information concerning possible plant resources processed in the hearths, while examination of charcoal will identify types of wood burned as fuel in these features and the best possible material for AMS radiocarbon dating.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

The Searcher Site in Brewster County, Texas contains multiple archaeological sites that are being examined individually. Site 02-387 represents a Late Paleoindian occupation. A pollen and starch analysis of fill from this feature was undertaken to provide information concerning the paleoenvironment and the types of plants that might have been processed.