Ongoing Investigations into Late Woodland and Early Caddo Subsistence in the Bois d’Arc Creek Watershed, Northeast Texas

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Bois d’Arc Creek is located at the western margin of the Caddo region, feeding into the Red River from northeastern Texas. In 2019–2021, AR Consultants, Inc. excavated six sites in the Bois d’Arc Creek watershed, yielding archaeofaunas associated with Late Woodland and Early Caddo occupations. These sites tend to be located on terraces near the creek floodplain and situated within environments rich in plant and animal resources. Analysis of faunal remains from non-funerary features is complete for one site, and complementary datasets are currently being generated for two of the five remaining sites. The assemblages are dominated by deer and turtle, although they are characterized by an overall diverse suite of fauna. Further, generally good bone surface preservation has allowed for analyses of surface modifications including butchery marks, rodent gnawing, and carnivore activity. This talk presents the taxonomic composition, taphonomy, and animal butchery patterns observed in these assemblages, describes emerging trends within the project area, and compares these trends against what has been observed elsewhere in the Caddo world.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39342.0