Abstract
The Hatchel site (41BW3) is a major prehistoric and protohistoric Caddo village and mound center on the Red River in Bowie County, Texas. The site was occupied by the Caddo from at least A.D. 1040 to the late 17 century. The earliest end of this age range is based on 2-sigma calibrated ages from radiocarbon dates recently obtained in the village areas. In 1691, A Spanish expedition led by Don Domingo Teran de los Rios explored the Red River area, and a detailed map was drawn of a Nasoni Caddo village that depicted a templo or temple mound at the western end of the village. That mound has been identified as the large earthen mound at the Hatchel site. The map also showed many houses, and associated outbuildings, from numerous individual compounds in the village. The village itself is believed to have extended several miles along the Red River.
Highlights
This article is available in Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2005/iss1/23
In 1691, A Spanish expedition led by Don Domingo Teran de los Rios explored the Red River area (Hatcher 1999), and a detailed map was drawn of a Nasoni Caddo village that depicted a templo or temple mound at the western end of the village (Figure 2)
We know that the Hatchel site contains extensive village archaeological deposits to the south, southeast, and southwest of the main earthen mound (Figure 4; see Perttula and Nelson 2003)
Summary
This article is available in Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2005/iss1/23. The Hatchel site (41 BW3) is a major prehistoric and protohistoric Caddo village and mound center on the Red River in Bowie County, Texas (Figure 1). 1691 Teran Map. We know that the Hatchel site contains extensive village archaeological deposits to the south, southeast, and southwest of the main earthen mound (Figure 4; see Perttula and Nelson 2003).
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