Abstract
The T. M. Sanders site (41LR2) is one of the more important ancestral Caddo sites known in East Texas, primarily because of its two earthen mounds and the well-preserved mortuary features of Caddo elite persons buried in Mound No. 1 (the East Mound), as well as its extensive (200+ acres) habitation deposits and material culture remains of the Middle Caddo and Historic Caddo period components. The T. M. Sanders site is located on a broad alluvial terrace just south of the confluence of Bois d’Arc Creek and the Red River.
Highlights
The assemblage of sherds is from the extensive Middle Caddo period occupation of the site, and includes sherds from grog- and bonetempered Bois d’Arc Plain, Sanders Incised, Monkstown Fingernail Impressed, Sanders Engraved, and Sanders Slipped vessels
These vessels include jars, bottles, and carinated bowls
Summary
Sanders site is located on a broad alluvial terrace Must south of the conÁuence of %ois d·$rc Creek and the Red River (Figure 1)
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