The Prehistoric Sites at Choke Canyon Reservoir, Southern Texas: Results of Phase II Archaeological Investigations

Archeological Testing and Data Recovery at 41ZV202, Zavala County, Texas

“…Hall et al (1986:398) Scott and Fox 1982). However, several later dates from other sites with Middle Archaic material support the broad temporal assignments as well as the terminal date of 400 BC (see Brown et al 1982;Hall et al 1986). Note that much of this temporal range (2500-400 BC) for the South Texas Middle Archaic corresponds to the initial portion of the Late Archaic in Central Texas (see Collins 2004).…”

“…Hester (2004: 138-140), following primarily Hall et al (1982Hall et al ( , 1986, suggests that the Middle Archaic in South Texas is characterized by the regional appearance of triangular shaped dart points, such as Tortugas and Abasolo forms (see Turner and Hester 1999: 68, 188), along with Central Texas and Trans Pecos forms such as Pedernales and Langtry. Distally beveled, primarily unifacial tools that were probably used in wood working (Hester et al 1973) seem to be common on Middle Archaic components in the region.…”

“…These include the Choke Canyon Project in Live Oak and McMullen counties (see Brown et al 1982;Hall et al 1982), the East Chacon project (McGraw and Knepper 1983) in Zavala and Uvalde counties, the Chaparrosa Ranch project in Zavala County (Hester 1978;Montgomery 1978), and the Applewhite project in southern Bexar County (McGraw and Hindes 1987). In addition, several testing and data recovery projects have been completed in South Texas (e.g., Black 1986;Goode 2002;Inman et al 1998;Mauldin et al 2004;Miller et al 2000;Quigg et al 2002;Quigg and Cordova 2000;Taylor and Highley 1995;Vierra 1998).…”

“…We will not summarize these earlier temporal periods, as the components discussed in this document, including those at 41ZV202, date exclusively to the last 4000 years. In South Texas, this time frame includes material that has been grouped as reflecting the Middle and Late Archaic, as well as the Late Prehistoric (see Hall et al 1986;Hester 1995). In Central Texas, the last 4000 years includes the Late Archaic and Late Prehistoric periods (Collins 2004; See also Johnson and Goode 1994).…”

“…Settlement patterns for the Middle Archaic occupations in South Texas are primarily based on survey projects conducted at Choke Canyon (see Brown et al 1982;Hall et al 1982Hall et al , 1986 and the East Chacon Project (McGraw and Knepper 1983). Components are primarily clustered along stream channels, especially early in the sequence.…”