Geoarchaeological investigations of the upper Lampasas River, Texas /

600 years old, and is capped by a soil (S4). The modern

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearl, Frederic B.
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:600 years old, and is capped by a soil (S4). The modern
a segment of the upper Lampasas River in Bell County, Texas.
age from about 1000 B.P. to at least 6000 B.P., and is capped
alluvium or on the T2 and T3 surfaces. Late Prehistoric
are known in the valley) exist in the unit II alluvium and on
be found deeply buried in unit II alluvium, or on the T3
believed to be Pleistocene in age. Terrace 2 (T2) is also
between about 1000 B.P. and 700 B.P., and is capped by the
by a soil (S2). The first terrace (Tl) is underlain by two
composed of a single depositional unit (II) which ranges in
floodplain consists of fairly recent sediment (Unit V), that
in some places has incipient soil development (S5). Based on
Lovelady Paleosol (S3). Unit IV overlies Unit III, is about
might otherwise be directly on a terrace surface may be in a
Pre-Clovis sites, if any should exist, will only be found in
shallow buried context.
sites exist in unit IV alluvium and on the Tl, T2, and T3
stratigraphic units (III and IV). Unit III was deposited
surface. Early and Middle Archaic sites (of which several
surfaces. Historic or Proto-Historic sites can only exist in
The oldest terrace, T3, is composed of one major depositional
the T3 surface are occasionally inundated, many sites which
the T3 surface. Late Archaic sites exist in the unit III
this geochronology a predictive site location model is given.
Three terraces and a modern floodplain were identified along
unit (I), and is capped by a well-developed soil (Sl)
unit I or on the T3 surface. Paleo-Indian sites could only
unit V alluvium or on any terrace surface. Because all but
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 99 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 68-71.