Archaeological Research at Proposed Cooper Lake, Northeast Texas 1974-1975
Author(s): Karen Doehner; Richard E. Larson
Year: 1977
Summary
Testing at four and excavation of two prehistoric sites has revealed new information about the aboriginal settlement of the South Sulphur River Basin. Sites located in and immediately adjacent to the river floowplain have been shown to be functionally similar. Extensive excavation of the Arnold Site and the Ranger Site has revealed that larger artifact samples bear out the same functional attributes as shown through the limited testing of sites within the lake area. The collection of a large faunal assemblage from the Arnold Site has shown that contrary to expectations, the site was occupied during all seasons. The site contains a cemetery area with 12 individuals, and the deposit appears to have built up over several hundred years. Occupation of the Sulphur River floodplain environs was apparently more intense than previously understood, and the postulated bottomland flooding does not seem to have been a major hindrance to floodplain occupation. The regional settlement pattern remains to be evaluated after conducting an investigation of sites located in the uplands. However, current evidence suggests that the Cooper Lake area represents either the location of a marginal Caddoan development or the location of only part of a settlement/subsistence system.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Research at Proposed Cooper Lake, Northeast Texas 1974-1975. Karen Doehner, Richard E. Larson. 1977 ( tDAR id: 447052) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447052
Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Clovis
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Late Archaic
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PaleoIndian
Material
Bifaces
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Cores
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Ground Stone
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Human Remains
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Shell
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Tools
Site Name
X41DT17
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X41DT19
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X41DT20
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X41DT36
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X41DT37
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X41HP34
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Heritage Management
General
Collections Management
Geographic Keywords
Delta County (County)
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Hopkins (County)
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Texas (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -95.891; min lat: 33.068 ; max long: -95.381; max lat: 33.427 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contributor(s): Jerry Henderson; James E. Bruseth; Mary A. McKinley; Marilyn Stark Westbury
Principal Investigator(s): S. Alan Skinner
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Prepared By(s): Southern Methodist University
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District; Interagency Archeological Services Division, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, Heritage, Conservation and Recreation Service, Atlanta
Record Identifiers
Contract(s): CX7000-5-0238
Contract (s): CX5880-6-0020
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