41ME103
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| Form
Date: |
1999-11-30 00:00:00 |
| Trinomial: |
41ME103 |
| Site
Type: |
unknown prehistoric |
| Explanation
of Type: |
Open campsite on the Francisco Creek. Site has two
components, the east side of creek is Archaic, and the west side of the
creek extends northward for 1/4 mile and is Late Prehistoric and
Archaic |
| Site
Name: |
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| Field
Identifier: |
007 |
| Project
Name: |
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| Project
Number: |
007 |
| Funding
Source: |
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| Permitting
Source: |
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| Permit
Number: |
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| Additional
Sources of Info.: |
none |
| Recorder: |
David L. Calame, Sr. |
| Recorder's
Organization: |
TAS, STAA, OSA- Steward |
| Recorder's
Address: |
PO Box 448 |
| Recorder's
City: |
Devine |
| Recorder's
State: |
Tx |
| Recorder's
Zip Code: |
78016 |
| Recorder's
Phone Number: |
830-665-9485 |
| Recorder's
Fax Number: |
830-665-6216 |
| Recorder's
Email: |
david@devtex.net |
| Observe/Record
Dates: |
1996,1997,1998,1999 |
| Surface
Inspect/Collect Dates: |
1996,1997,1998,1999 |
| Surface
Inspect/Collect Techniques: |
Random pedestrian |
| Mapping
Dates: |
1996,1997,1998,1999 |
| Mapping
Methods: |
USGS Topo Maps |
| Testing
Dates: |
1999 |
| Testing
Methods: |
none |
| Excavation
Dates: |
1999 |
| Excavation
Methods: |
none |
| Types
of Records: |
computer disks, map drawings, computer disks |
| Materials
Collected: |
Stone Artifacts |
| Special
Samples: |
none |
| Temporary
Housing: |
David L. Calame, Sr. collection |
| Permanent
Housing: |
David L. Calame, Sr. collection |
| Primary
County: |
Medina |
| Site
Location in County: |
south central |
| Secondary
Counties: |
none |
| USGS
Map: |
Devine (2998-223) |
| Recorder
Visited Site: |
1 |
| Time
Periods of Occupation: |
Early Archaic, Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Late
Prehistoric / Neo-American |
| Description
of Location: |
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| Elevation
of Site in Feet: |
730 |
| Elevation
Range: |
720-740 |
| UTM
Zone: |
14 |
| UTM
Easting: |
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| Form
Submitted to TARL: |
1 |
| UTM
Northing: |
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| UTM
Range: |
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Latitude: |
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| Minutes
Latitude: |
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Latitude: |
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| Degrees
Longitude: |
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| Minutes
Longitude: |
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Longitude: |
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| Nearest
Natural Water: |
creek pooling - 100 meters due west |
| Major
Drainage: |
Francisco Creek |
| Name
and Type of Drainage Basin: |
Nueces River |
| Owner
Information: |
Owner requests name be left out of records |
| Informant
Information: |
none |
| Soil
Description: |
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| Soil
Genetic Type: |
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| Soil
Surface Texture: |
sandy loam |
| Soil
Derivation: |
alluvial |
| Other
Soil Derivation: |
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| Ground
Surface Visible: |
75% |
| Environmental
Description: |
first terrace out of the creek bottom on the east
side of the creek. Grades from creek eastward 100 meters from 720 to 740
elevation. On the west side of the creek, site occupies a flood plain comprising
approx. 20 acres at elevation 730. Hill at the nw corner of flood plain
provides protection from the north weather and also has Uvalde gravels
for stone tools. |
| Time
Periods of Occupation: |
artifact types |
| Component: |
Multiple Component, Unknown Components |
| Basis
for Determining Components: |
artifact types |
| Cultural
Features: |
none |
| Site
Size: |
on east side 500' x 300' - on west side 1500'x500' |
| Basis
for Size: |
visual |
| Top
of Deposits Below Surface: |
unknown |
| Basis
for Top of Deposit: |
none |
| Thickness
of Deposit: |
unknown |
| Basis
for Thickness: |
none |
| Artifactual
Materials Present: |
dart and arrow points and various scraper types |
| Circumstances
Affecting Observations: |
none |
| Percentage
of Site Intact: |
75% |
| Current
Land Use: |
pasture/grazing/cultivation |
| Natural
Impacts: |
erosion |
| Artificial
Impacts: |
cattle, ranch roads, collectors/cultivation |
| Future
Impacts: |
cattle, erosion, and collectors |
| Research
Value: |
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| Further
Investigations: |
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| State
Archeological Landmark: |
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| National
Register: |
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| Conservation
Easement: |
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| Recorded
TX Historical Landmark: |
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| Comments
on Registration: |
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| Additional
Comments: |
Open campsite on the first terrace out of creek bottom.
At creek an abundance of lithic debris is concentrated in a 100'x 50' area.
Apparently a knapping station. The main site occupies high ground and is
eroding. Ranch roads and cattle trails are creating gully erosion. At least
one collector occasionally digs in the lithic workshop area. Second component
of side occupies a flood plain on the west side of the creek and slightly
farther north. This section of the site in cultivation. |
| Attachments: |
site map (above), and artifact
scans |
