The Natural and Cultural Environmental Resources of the Aquilla Creek Watershed, Hill County, Texas

Author(s): S. Alan Skinner

Year: 1972

Summary

This report describes the findings of an archaeological site survey within the Aquilla Creek Watershed in Hill County, Texas. One hundred and twenty-five prehistoric sites were recorded during the survey which was concentrated in the area along Aquilla and Hackberry Creeks between State Highway 22 and Aquilla, Texas. Additional information about other archaeological sites within the watershed was provided by amateur archaeologists. Site testing was not included within the scope of the study.

The Aquilla Creek Watershed is located in central Texas within the southern portion of the Central Brazos River Basin. The watershed has a maximum length of 41 miles and a maximum width of 16 miles. Terrain within the watershed can be described as rolling and hilly with narrow valleys and streams which are moderately entrenched. The Eastern Cross Timbers, Blackland Prairie and Grand Prairie physiographic areas interdigitate and form an ecotone within the watershed, thereby making considerable environmental variation available within short distance.

The site survey reported herein was undertaken for the purpose of evaluating the cultural resources of this area with regard to the impact that construction of the proposed lake will have upon them. The report concludes with recommendations for salvage excavations which are needed in order to recover cultural information about the prehistoric occupation of the Aquilla Creek Watershed before construction is begun.

Cite this Record

The Natural and Cultural Environmental Resources of the Aquilla Creek Watershed, Hill County, Texas. S. Alan Skinner. 1972 ( tDAR id: 447043) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447043

Keywords

Culture
Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic • PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone • Fauna • Ground Stone • Shell

Site Name
41HI100 • 41HI101 • 41HI102 • 41HI103 • 41HI104 • 41HI105 • 41HI106 • 41HI107 • 41HI108 • 41HI109 • 41HI110 • 41HI111 • 41HI112 • 41HI113 • 41HI114 • 41HI115 • 41HI116 • 41HI117 • 41HI118 • 41HI119 • 41HI120 • 41HI121 • 41HI122 • 41HI123 • 41HI124 • 41HI125 • 41HI126 • 41HI127 • 41HI128 • 41HI129 • 41HI130 • 41HI131 • 41HI132 • 41HI133 • 41HI134 • 41HI135 • 41HI136 • 41HI137 • 41HI138 • 41HI139 • 41HI140 • 41HI141 • 41HI142 • 41HI143 • 41HI144 • 41HI145 • 41HI146 • 41HI147 • 41HI148 • 41HI149 • 41HI150 • 41HI151 • 41HI152 • 41HI153 • 41HI154 • 41HI155 • 41HI31 • 41HI32 • 41HI33 • 41HI34 • 41HI35 • 41HI36 • 41HI37 • 41HI38 • 41HI39 • 41HI40 • 41HI41 • 41HI42 • 41HI43 • 41HI44 • 41HI45 • 41HI46 • 41HI47 • 41HI48 • 41HI49 • 41HI50 • 41HI51 • 41HI52 • 41HI53 • 41HI54 • 41HI55 • 41HI56 • 41HI57 • 41HI58 • 41HI59 • 41HI60 • 41HI61 • 41HI62 • 41HI63 • 41HI64 • 41HI65 • 41HI66 • 41HI67 • 41HI68 • 41HI69 • 41HI70 • 41HI71 • 41HI72 • 41HI73 • 41HI74 • 41HI75 • 41HI76 • 41HI77 • 41HI78 • 41HI79 • 41HI80 • 41HI81 • 41HI82 • 41HI83 • 41HI84 • 41HI85 • 41HI86 • 41HI87 • 41HI88 • 41HI89 • 41HI90 • 41HI91 • 41HI92 • 41HI93 • 41HI94 • 41HI95 • 41HI96 • 41HI97 • 41HI98 • 41HI99 Show More

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Encampment

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
Aquilla Creek • Hill (County) • Texas (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -97.381; min lat: 31.828 ; max long: -96.827; max lat: 32.229 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Contributor(s): Jerry M. Flook; Wayne D. Glander; N. Max Hall; John W. McCall III; Ronald Ritchie; Bob H. Slaughter; John E. Ubelaker; Mark S. Henderson

Prepared By(s): Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, Southern Methodist University

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District; US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District

Record Identifiers

Contrat No.(s): DACW 63-72-C-0105

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