Abstract
In April, May and June of 1980, Prewitt and Associates, Inc. conducted archeological monitoring and excavations in specified areas of 41WB22, a late nineteenth and early twentieth century cemetery in the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas. These investigations were directly solely towards locating and removing graves exposed by pit and trench excavation activities at the construction site of the Laredo Transit Operating Facilities. The result was the accumulation of data regarding the disinterment of twenty-two graves which contained twenty-three individuals; six of these were partially or totally removed during backhoe excavations prior to the initiation of archeological monitoring, and seventeen were systematically exposed, recorded and removed after the commencement of monitoring. An additional thirteen grave outlines were detected and their locations recorded but their contents were not exhumed.
Highlights
Archeological investigations of site 41WB22* were conducted by Prewitt and Associates, Inc. from April toJune 1980
The result was the accumulation of data regarding the disinterment of twenty-two graves which contained twenty-three individuals; six of these were partially or totally removed during backhoe excavations prior to the initiation of archeological monitoring, and seventeen were systematically exposed, recorded and removed after the commencement of monitoring
Construction workers preparing a pit for the installation of a 10,000-gallon underground fuel storage tank on the site discovered human skeletal remains and coffin remnants on March 30, 1980
Summary
This site is an historic cemetery which covers a two-block area, including the street, within the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas. Historic sites investigations have until recently been concentrated on the site of Fort Mcintosh (Ivey, Medlin and Eaton 1977; Fox 1979) Additional investigations into both prehistoric and historic sites are being conducted by The University of Texas at San Antonio and the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation; it may be anticipated that the completion of reports detailing these investigations will contribute substantially to the extent of knowledge of the archeological record of Laredo. Disinterment results were not described in the published report and the associated hardware at 41FY94 was not mentioned Examination of this hardware reveal ed no similarity in regard to style or materials used with those from the Laredo Cemetery Site; no manufacturer's name or mark was observed
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