Abstract
The Wolfshead site (41SA117) was excavated by the Texas Archeological Salvage Project at The University of Texas in the fall and winter of 1960 prior to the inundation of the site by the waters of Lake Sam Rayburn in the Angelina River basin in East Texas. The site was located on a sandy terrace and covered ca. 1 acre in size; the sandy deposits were a maximum of ca. 60 cm in thickness below an historic plow zone. The excavations were in the northern and southern parts of the site, and indicated that the Wolfshead site had an extensive Late Paleoindian–Early Archaic San Patrice culture occupation dating ca. 10,500–9800 years B.P., as well as a Woodland period (ca. 2500–1150 years B.P.) occupation in both site areas. The latter occupation is a component of the inland and deep East Texas Mossy Grove culture defined by Story. This component is recognized by the occurrence of sandy paste Goose Creek Plain ceramic vessel sherds, contracting stem dart points (in the earlier part of the Woodland period), and various stemmed arrow points (after ca. A.D. 700 in the Woodland period).
Highlights
The Wolfshead site (41SA117) was excavated by the Texas Archeological Salvage Project at The University of Texas in the fall and winter of 1960 prior to the inundation of the site by the waters of Lake SaP 5ayburn in the Angelina 5iver basin in (ast Texas ('uf¿eld 196) The site was located on a sandy terrace and covered ca. 1 acre in size; the sandy deposits were a maximum of ca. 60 cm in thickness below an historic plow zone ('uf¿eld 196)igure ).The excavations were in the northern and southern parts of the siteigure ) and indicated that the Wolfshead site had an extensive Late Paleoindian–Early Archaic San Patrice culture occupation dating ca. 10,500–9800 years B.P., as well as a Woodland period occupation in both site areas
The Mossy Grove component at the Wolfshead site is best known through its sandy paste Goose Creek Plain ceramic vessel sherd assemblage, there are a few early stemmed arrow point forms in the collection
The sherd assemblage at the Wolfshead site is characterized by plain rim and body sherds from sandy paste and bone–tempered sandy paste vessels, and only 1 percent of the sandy paste sherds in the assemblage are decorated
Summary
The Wolfshead site (41SA117) was excavated by the Texas Archeological Salvage Project at The University of Texas in the fall and winter of 1960 prior to the inundation of the site by the waters of Lake SaP 5ayburn in the Angelina 5iver basin in (ast Texas ('uf¿eld 196) The site was located on a sandy terrace and covered ca. 1 acre in size; the sandy deposits were a maximum of ca. 60 cm in thickness below an historic plow zone ('uf¿eld 196)igure ). The excavations were in the northern and southern parts of the site (see 'uf¿eld 196)igure ) and indicated that the Wolfshead site had an extensive Late Paleoindian–Early Archaic San Patrice culture occupation dating ca. 2500–1150 years B.P.) occupation in both site areas The latter occupation is a component of the inland and deep East Texas Mossy *rove culture de¿ned by Story (1990). This component is recognized by the occurrence of sandy paste *oose Creek Plain ceramic vessel sherds, contracting stem dart points (in the earlier part of the Woodland period), and various stemmed arrow points
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