Abstract
The Wa'akas site (meaning Cow in the Caddo language) is located on a small toe slope (330ft. amsl) overlooking a small and unnamed tributary to Big Cypress Creek. The channel of Big Cypress Creek lies about 1 km to the north. The toe slope landform is normally inundated by the waters of Lake Bob Sandlin but became exposed during an episode of lowered water levels (about LO feet below the normal pool elevation of 337ft. amsl) at the lake due to drought conditions from late 2005 to early 2007. A large number of prehistoric artifacts were exposed on the landform over a ca. 2500 square meter area (0.6 acres), according to the site form, among them 490 sherds, several arrow points and dart points, as well as some pieces of lithic debris. The site was then inundated again, but a renewed drought in 20 II re-exposed the site. A moderately-sized collection of artifacts found at the site, primarily Caddo pottery sherds, at that time have been recently documented, and are reported on in this article.
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INTRODUCTIONThe Wa'akas site (meaning Cow in the Caddo language) is located on a small toe slope (330ft. amsl) overlooking a small and unnamed tributary to Big Cypress Creek
The Wa'akas site is located on a small toe slope (330ft. amsl) overlooking a small and unnamed tributary to Big Cypress Creek
The toe slope landform is normally inundated by the waters of Lake Boh Sandlin but became exposed during an episode of lowered water levels at the Jake due to drought conditions from late 2005 to early 2007
Summary
The Wa'akas site (meaning Cow in the Caddo language) is located on a small toe slope (330ft. amsl) overlooking a small and unnamed tributary to Big Cypress Creek. The Wa'akas site (meaning Cow in the Caddo language) is located on a small toe slope Amsl) overlooking a small and unnamed tributary to Big Cypress Creek. The channel of Big Cypress Creek lies about 1 km to the north. The toe slope landform is normally inundated by the waters of Lake Boh Sandlin but became exposed during an episode of lowered water levels A large number of prehistoric artifacts were exposed on the landform over a ca. The site was inundated again, but a renewed drought in 20 II re-exposed the site. A moderately-sized coiJection of artifacts found at the site, primarily Caddo pottery sherds, at that time have been recently documented, and arc reported on in this article
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