River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 21: Excavations at Texarkana Reservoir, Sulphur River, Texas

Author(s): Edward B. Jelks

Year: 1961

Summary

During the period April 28 to June 25, 1952, limited archeological excavations were carried on at three sites now inundated by the Texarkana Reservoir-the Knight's Bluff, Snipes, and Sherwin sites in Cass County, Tex. This project was part of the nationwide archeological salvage program of the River Basin Surveys, administered by the Smithsonian Institution in cooperation with the National Park Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation. The excavations at Texarkana were under the immediate supervision of the writer, who was ably assisted in the field by Ensor. Miller, Edward H. Moorman, and Adolph H. Witte, all three of

whom served as foremen and assistant archeologists.

Cite this Record

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 21: Excavations at Texarkana Reservoir, Sulphur River, Texas. Edward B. Jelks. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin ,179. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 1961 ( tDAR id: 136071) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86T0NGG

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Historic • Mississippian • PaleoIndian

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Shell

Site Name
The Knight's Bluff Site (41-20D5-8) • The Sherwin Site (41-2D5-15) • The Snipes Site (41-20D4-3)

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Bioarchaeological Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
41CS14 • 41CS26 • 41CS8 • Burial Practice • Ceramic Study • Lithic Study • NPS • Prehistoric Cemetery • RBS • SWD-GP

Geographic Keywords
48067 (Fips Code) • Cass (County) • North America (Continent) • Northeast Texas • Sulphur River • Texarkana Reservoir • Texas (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -94.654; min lat: 32.88 ; max long: -94.043; max lat: 33.312 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Smithsonian Institution

Record Identifiers

River Basin Surveys Papers(s): 21

NADB document id number(s): 2145236

NADB citation id number(s): 000000008772

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