Historical Archaeology in Texas: A Bibliography

Abstract

With the increased activity in Texas archaeology in recent years-by both professsional and avocational archaeologists-there has been a tremendous growth in the literature for prehistoric and historic sites. It is hard for most of us to keep apace of all of these publications, and there is a great need for articles and books that synthesize these new data. •There is also a demand for comprehensive bibliographies that enable us to track down references on a particular topic or involving a specific geographical area. On the academic side of archaeology, such bibliographies are of great value when students•• begin to hunt for references for semester projects. In contract archaeology, there is the need to have access to publis,hed reports when preparing site survey forms and reports on historic sites. • • The publication in 1983 of Dan Fox's Traces of Texas History (Corona Press, San Antonio) provided the needed synthesis of historic archaeology in Texas. Now, through the work of William Moore and Roger Moore, the Center for Archaeological Research is pleased to publish this present bibliographic treatment of historic sites archaeology. It should be a useful adjunct to Fox's book, and we hope that it can be updated in the coming years in order to maintain its utility as a bibliographic tool.