A Comparison of Ceramic Assemblages from Two Early to Middle Caddo Household Contexts in Northeast Texas

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Phase III data collection excavations at two sites in Fannin County, Texas identified household contexts dating to the Early to Middle Caddo periods (AD 1000-1450). Ceramic analysis from those contexts has focused on differentiating between utilitarian and fine wares and using their ratios, in conjunction with radiocarbon dating of intact features, to assess changes in ceramic use at the household level over time. More broadly, this research is focused on understanding Caddo lifeways on the western margin of their occupational territory and how those lifeways are reflected in their material culture and settlement patterning. Topics covered in the presentation will include a discussion of emergency mitigation excavation methods, ceramic analysis, the role of radiocarbon dating in assessing complicated and overlapping chronological contexts, and spatial analysis.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 54043