The Archaeology of Skiles Shelter (41VV165)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Archaeology of Eagle Nest Canyon, Texas: Papers in Honor of Jack and Wilmuth Skiles" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Skiles Shelter (41VV165) is a small south-facing rockshelter near the mouth of Eagle Nest Canyon. While the site lacks the extensive organic preservation typical of dry rockshelters in the region, it is notable for its Pecos River style rock art, diversity of bedrock milling features, and prominent burned rock midden (BRM) accumulation. Excavations conducted in 2013 and 2014 by the Ancient Southwest Texas Project (ASWT), coupled with specialist analyses, have illuminated the site's long-standing use as an earth oven facility by hunter-gatherers in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, as well as its punctuated inundations from historical flood events in the canyon.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Archaeology of Eagle Nest Canyon, Texas: Papers in Honor of Jack and Wilmuth Skiles   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39791.0