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Archeology along the Wurzbach Parkway.

Title
Archeology along the Wurzbach Parkway. Module 3, Investigation and experimentation at the Higgins Site (41BX184) / by Stephen L. Black [and others] ; with contributions by Gail Bailey, Laura Froelich, and David Froelich ; principal investigators, Stephen L. Black and Thomas R. Hester.
Publication
Austin, Tex. : Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin : [Distributed by Texas Dept. of Transportation], 1998.

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Additional Authors
  • Black, Stephen L.
  • Hester, Thomas R.
  • Texas Archeological Research Laboratory.
  • Texas Antiquities Committee.
  • Texas. Department of Transportation. Environmental Affairs Division.
Description
2 v. (xvi, 415 p.) : ill., maps; 28 cm. +
Summary
The Higgins site, 41BX184, is a mainly prehistoric site (spanning the last 6,000 to 7,000 years) containing abundant remains and is situated on a middle to late Holocene terrace along Panther Springs Creek in northern Bexar County. It was archaeologically investigated in 1992 and 1993 as part of work done along the Wurzbach Parkway in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
Series Statement
Studies in archeology / Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas, Austin ; 27
Uniform Title
Studies in archeology (Austin, Tex.) ; 27.
Alternative Title
Archeology along the Wurzbach Parkway, modules 3 and 5
Subject
  • Indians of North America > Texas > Bexar County > Antiquities
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Texas > Bexar County
  • Antiquities
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Indians of North America > Antiquities
  • Higgins Site (Tex.)
  • Bexar County (Tex.) > Antiquities
  • Texas > Bexar County
  • Texas > Higgins Site
Note
  • "Texas Antiquities [Committee] permit no. 1240."
  • "Sponsored by the Environmental Affairs Division, Texas Department of Transportation"--Cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248).
Contents
v. 1. Introduction to the Higgins site investigations -- 1992 testing at the Higgins site, 41BX184 -- The development on a nontraditional research strategy -- The Higgins experiment -- The hearth field -- The burned rock midden -- Archeomagnetic investigations of burned rocks -- Burned rock as artifact -- Exploring the meanings of burned rock data -- Site structure reconsidered -- Evaluating the Higgins experiment -- v. 2. Appendices.
ISBN
  • 1887072195
  • 9781887072199
  • 1887072209
  • 9781887072205
  • 1887072217
  • 9781887072212
LCCN
00327525
OCLC
  • ocm41639478
  • 41639478
  • SCSB-1250443
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library