Abstract
The Boatstone site (GC-50 in Buddy Jones' site numbering system) is one of many Caddo sites that Buddy Jones investigated along the Sabine River and its tributaries in the Longview, Texas, area. In most cases, his investigations at the sites consisted of the surface collection of ceramic and lithic artifacts, and only in rare cases did Jones complete analyses or publications on his investigations. This article discusses the ancestral Caddo ceramic assemblage from the Boatstone site, which is situated near the confluence of Iron Bridge Creek and the Sabine River in southeastern Gregg County in the East Texas Pineywoods. This collection is curated at the Gregg County Historical Museum.
Highlights
SHERD ASSEMBLAGEThe ceramic sherd assemblage from the Boatstone site consists of 203 plain and decorated sherds (Table 1)
The Boatstone site on the Sabine River has a grog- and bone-tempered ceramic assemblage of sherds from plain, utility, and fine ware vessels that were collected from the surface by Buddy Jones in the L950s
The occupation of the site at this time may mean it was part of the Pine Tree Mound community centered at the Pine Tree Mound site (41HS15) on Potters Creek, ca . 32 km to the cast in the Sabine River basin
Summary
The ceramic sherd assemblage from the Boatstone site consists of 203 plain and decorated sherds (Table 1). The plain to decorated sherd ratio for this assemblage is 2.03; the proportion of plain vessels is considerable, as shown by the fact that 36% of the rims are from plain vessels
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