Archeological Testing Of The Fivemile Crossing Site, 41MN55: A Toyah Site On The San Saba River, Menard County, Texas

Archeological testing of the Fivemile Crossing site, 41MN55, was conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc., for the Texas Department of Transportation in November 2006. Located on an alluvial terrace along the San Saba River about 4.3 miles west of Menard, Texas, the site consists of a shallowly buried Late Prehistoric or Protohistoric occupation. Eighteen hand-excavated test units sampled 13.5 m2 from two very narrow strips of intact deposits within the right of way on both sides of FM 2092. The excavations recovered chipped stone artifacts and bone-tempered pottery from a single occupation z... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Boyd, Douglas K
Mehalchick, Gemma
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Verlag/Hrsg.: SFA ScholarWorks
Schlagwörter: Texas / Archaeology / Menard County / American Material Culture / American Studies / Anthropology / Archaeological Anthropology / Environmental Studies / History / History of Art / Architecture / and Archaeology / Other American Studies / Other Arts and Humanities / Other History of Art / United States History
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Archeological testing of the Fivemile Crossing site, 41MN55, was conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc., for the Texas Department of Transportation in November 2006. Located on an alluvial terrace along the San Saba River about 4.3 miles west of Menard, Texas, the site consists of a shallowly buried Late Prehistoric or Protohistoric occupation. Eighteen hand-excavated test units sampled 13.5 m2 from two very narrow strips of intact deposits within the right of way on both sides of FM 2092. The excavations recovered chipped stone artifacts and bone-tempered pottery from a single occupation zone attributed to the Toyah culture. What remains of the site inside the right of way is minimal and is considered not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or designation as a State Antiquities Landmark. The road improvements were allowed to proceed without further archeological investigations.