The Panther Springs Creek Site: Cultural Change and Continuity Within the Upper Salado Creek Watershed, South-Central Texas

Author(s): Stephen L. Black; A. Joachim McGraw

Year: 1985

Summary

This volume results from archaeological investigations conducted by the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio, under a contract with the Rocky Mountain Regional Office of the National Park Service. The investigations were designed to mitigate the impact caused by the construction of a Soil Conservation Service floodwater retarding structures in the area of site 41BX228.

The excavations conducted at 41BX228 followed a research design prepared by the authors and other Center staff. The approaches, methodologies, and techniques are detailed in this report. A major objective was the study of burned rock middens at the site. A variety of new data on the burned rock midden problem was obtained and co-authored Black has also presented here a comprehensive overview of burned rock midden studies in this region.

Cite this Record

The Panther Springs Creek Site: Cultural Change and Continuity Within the Upper Salado Creek Watershed, South-Central Texas. Stephen L. Black, A. Joachim McGraw. 1985 ( tDAR id: 89618) ; doi:10.48512/XCV889618

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Prehistoric

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Macrobotanical • Mineral

Site Name
41 BX 228

Site Type
Burned Rock Midden • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Encampment • Hunting / Trapping • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Site Evaluation / Testing

Geographic Keywords
05998 (Fips Code) • 48029 (Fips Code) • Bexar (County) • Salado Creek Watershed • Texas (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -98.807; min lat: 29.114 ; max long: -89.644; max lat: 36.5 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Contributor(s): Lynn Highley; Richard C. Hulbert; Courtenay J. Jones; Donna D. Lannie; Betty Markey; Ralph L. Robinson; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Photography Section, Austin, Texas

Principal Investigator(s): Thomas R. Hester

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Submitted To(s): National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Denver, Colorado

Record Identifiers

NADB Citation ID(s): 000000131439; 000000118581

Contract(s): C3561(78)

NADB Document ID(s): 844476; 920248

Notes

General Note: The initial citation information for this record was migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and has since then been updated.

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