Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

Ellen Sue Turner, Thomas R. Hester, Richard L. McReynolds, Richard L. McReynolds

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 3
• eBook ISBN:
  9781589794658
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: Social Sciences

Useful for academic and recreational archaeologists alike, this book identifies and describes over 200 projectile points and stone tools used by prehistoric Native American Indians in Texas. This third edition boasts twice as many illustrations—all drawn from actual specimens—and still includes charts, geographic distribution maps and reliable age-dating information. The authors also demonstrate how factors such as environment, locale and type of artifact combine to produce a portrait of theses ancient cultures.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Manufacture and Use of Stone Tools
• 3 Context and Chronology
• 4 Projectile Points Type Descriptions
• 5 Chipped Stone Tools
• 6 Ground, Pecked, and Polished Stone Artifacts
• Appendix 1 Archaeological Societies in Texas
• Appendix 2 Sources of Illustrations
• Appendix 3 County Symbols for Archaeological Site Designation: Texas (41)
• Appendix 4 Texas Archeology Awareness Month
• Appendix 5 Groups to Contact Around the State
• References
• About the Authors