Abstract
Nine lots of botanical samples collected during 1988 and 1992 excavations at the Shelby Mound site (41CP71) were submitted for identification prior to their eventual curation at Stephen F. Austin State University. Some botanical samples from these excavations have been previously reported. Excavations at Shelby Mound were conducted in a 10 x 10 ft. unit divided into four 5 x 5 ft. squares. Botanical samples were recovered using 1/4-inch screen. Shelby Mound, also known as the Tracy site and the Greasy Creek site, is a large Late Caddo village, community cemetery, and mound center. Most of the community cemetery at the site was destroyed by looters more than 30 years ago.
Highlights
Nine lots of botanical samples collected during 1988 and 1992 excavations at the Shelby Mound site 1&31 Zere submitted for identiÀcation prior to their eventual curation at Stephen ) $ustin State 8niversity
The Shelby Mound site is situated in southern Camp County, Texas
Despite the relatively young age of the site (15th to 17th century A.D.), this material most likely did not survive from Late Caddo times in the humid climate of East Texas
Summary
Nine lots of botanical samples collected during 1988 and 1992 excavations at the Shelby Mound site 1&31 Zere submitted for identiÀcation prior to their eventual curation at Stephen ) $ustin State 8niversity. The Shelby Mound site is situated in southern Camp County, Texas. :eakly Bog, situated in the Post Oak Savannah vegetation region southwest of Camp County, provides some of the best data for vegetation reconstruction in the eastern half of Texas during the last 3,000 years (Bousman 1998). Pollen proÀles from this bog indicate oak and later oak-hickory woodlands, suggesting that modern plant communities generally provide good analogs for Texas plant communities during the last 3,000 years. Spikes in grass pollen at approximately 500 B.P. and 1500 B.P. suggest drier conditions during those times (Bousman 1998) Most notably, such changes would have altered the location of the Pineywoods-Post Oak Savannah edge (Bousman 1998:204)
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