Clues to Clovis mobility from geochemical sourcing of bifaces in the Hogeye Cache, Texas

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the recent geochemical analysis of three bifaces from the Hogeye Clovis period cache recovered in Bastrop, Texas with the geochemistry of 302 geologic samples. These samples are derived from seven primary sources spread through the Edwards Plateau region and adjacent areas. The results of this analysis and comparison suggest that the three bifaces may be derived from chert resources geochemically similar to those found at the Gault Site in Central Texas. The results also hint that the Hogeye Cache may have served as either an insurance cache or a communal contribution from multiple groups living near the Gault Site and Buttermilk Creek.