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Prehistory of the Rustler Hills : Granado Cave / Donny L. Hamilton, contributions by John R. Bratten [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, Donny L., author.
- Series:
- Texas archaeology and ethnohistory series.
- Texas Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Texas--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Guadalupe Mountains (N.M. and Tex.)--Antiquities.
- Indians of North America--Material culture--Guadalupe Mountains (N.M. and Tex.).
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Guadalupe Mountains (N.M. and Tex.).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Granado Cave (Tex.).
- Guadalupe Mountains (N.M. and Tex.)--Antiquities.
- Guadalupe Mountains (N.M. and Tex.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations, tables.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- The Northeastern Trans-Pecos region of Texas is an unforgiving environment for anyone living off the land, yet nomadic hunters and gatherers roamed its deserts and mountains and sheltered in caves and sinkholes from around AD 200 to 1450. This book provides detailed insights into the lifeways of these little-known prehistoric peoples. It places their occupation of the region in a wider temporal and cultural framework through a comprehensive description and analysis of the archaeological remains excavated by Donny L. Hamilton at Granado Cave in 1978. Hamilton begins with a brief overview of the geology and environment of the Granado Cave area and reviews previous archaeological investigations. Then he and other researchers present detailed analyses of the burials and other material remains found in the cave, as well as the results of radiocarbon dating. From these findings, he reconstructs the subsistence patterns and burial practices of these Native Americans, whom he identifies as a distinct group that was pushed into the environment by surrounding peoples. He proposes that they should be represented by a new archaeological phase, thus helping to clarify the poorly understood late prehistory of the Trans-Pecos.
- Contents:
- Geological and environmental setting
- Previous archaeological research
- Site excavation
- Prehistoric burials
- Cordage and cotton
- Basketry
- Matting, bags, and sandals
- Wood artifacts
- Pottery
- Lithic artifacts / John E. Dockall and Harry J. Shafer
- Miscellaneous artifacts
- Vertebrate faunal remains / Cristi Assad Hunter
- The Rustler Hills economic pollen spectrum / Donny L. Hamilton and John R. Bratten
- Radiocarbon dating.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-75802-2
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