Panhandle Plains Archaeological Project

This collection provides documents and data on the excavation of the Tierra Blanca and Blackburn sites in the Texas Panhandle in 1980, as well as documents from additional research undertaken with materials from these excavations.

Investigation Types
Collections Research

Material Types
Ceramic

Temporal Keywords
Protohistoric

Geographic Keywords
Texas Panhandle

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  • Directionality and Exclusivity of Plains-Pueblo Exchange During the Protohistoric Period (A.D. 1450-1700) (2000)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Leonard.

    The author investigates Plains-Pueblo exchange using macroscopic petrographic data regarding the temper of Glaze Ware sherds recovered from 63 archaeological sites on the Llano Estacado escarpment of the Texas Panhandle. The sites are in two geographic areas commonly associated with distinct archaeological complexes, Tierra Blanca and Garza. The results of the analysis suggest that Plains groups maintained highly exclusive trade ties with specific Pueblos and that the geographic directionality...