Abstract
The R. F. Wallace Farm (41CE20) and W. T. Brooks Farm (41CE18) sites are ancestral Caddo sites in the Neches River basin in the East Texas Pineywoods, not far to the north and northwest, respectively, from the well-known Caddo village and mound center at the George C. Davis site (41CE19). Both sites are on tributaries to the Neches River: the R. F. Wallace Farm site is on Bowles Creek, and the W. T. Brooks Farm site is on Box’s Creek.
Highlights
IntroductionF. Wallace Farm site is on Bowles Creek, and the W
Comparisons of ancestral Caddo ceramic assemblages from sites on the Neches River, as well as on Bowles Creek and Box’s Creek, that rely on use of grog vs. bone temper and various utility ware ceramic metrics indicate that the R
A.D. 1680, and is characterized by (1) a high proportion of sherds from vessels manufactured with grog temper, with a limited use of bone as a temper; (2) a low P/DR; (3) moderate proportions of brushed to plain sherds; and (4) moderate proportions of brushed to other wet paste sherds
Summary
F. Wallace Farm site is on Bowles Creek, and the W. T. Brooks Farm site is on Box’s Creek. Artifact collections and site files from both sites are held by the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory at The University of Texas at Austin (TARL). These collections and files are employed in this article to discuss the archaeological findings from both sites. F. Wallace Farm sits in the floodplain at the confluence of Bowles and White Oak creeks, on the east side of White Oak Creek (Figure 2), little more than 1.2 km north of the George C.
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