Armstrong Landing Site (41CS37): An Ancestral Caddo Site on the Sulphur River, Cass County, Texas

Timothy K Perttula

doi:10.21112/.ita.2015.1.39

Abstract

The Armstrong Landing site (41CS37) is an ancestral Caddo site on an alluvial terrace of the Sulphur River at Lake Wright Patman. It was formally recorded by Briggs and Malone (1970) prior to a planned enlargement of Lake Wright Patman. According to records on file at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin (TARL), collectors from the Texarkana area had worked the site in the early 1960s, digging four burials there and noting extensive midden deposits. The site remains above the normal conservation flood pool of the lake at present, but is subject to erosion from wave action.

Highlights

The Armstrong Landing site (41CS37) is an ancestral Caddo site on an alluvial terrace of the Sulphur River at Lake Wright Patman (Figure 1)
According to records on Àle at the Te[as Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin (TARL), collectors from the Texarkana area had worked the site in the early 1960s, digging four burials there and noting extensive midden deposits
In addition to 450+ plain sherds—which were not examined during this analysis of the collection—there are 90 sherds from utility ware vessels and 43 sherds from Àne ware vessels (Table 1)

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The Armstrong Landing site (41CS37) is an ancestral Caddo site on an alluvial terrace of the Sulphur River at Lake Wright Patman (Figure 1). It was formally recorded by Briggs and Malone (1970) prior to a planned enlargement of Lake Wright Patman. According to records on Àle at the Te[as Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin (TARL), collectors from the Texarkana area had worked the site in the early 1960s, digging four burials there and noting extensive midden deposits. The site remains above the normal conservation Áood pool of the lake at present (Bonine et al 0043 'ockall and Fields 2006), but is subject to erosion from wave action

SITE INVESTIGATIONS

Ceramic Sherds

Utility Fine

Brushed opposed brushing marks parallel brushing marks

Findings

Àngernail punctated rows tool punctated rows