Texas Complexes and Chronology in Northern Texas

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Culture Complexes and Chronology

In Northern Texas

With Extension Of Puebloan Datings to the Mississippi Valley

Alex D. Krieger - 1946

Gustav's Library Vintage Reprint

Krieger’s classic work on Northern Texas.

"The primary purpose of this work is to define a series of culture complexes linking the Southwestern and Southeastern archaeological provinces. A second purpose is to carry the recognized chronology of Puebloan archaeology eastward as far as available material allows, thus attempting to inject into the Southeast, through its western frontiers, a more definite estimate of culture dating than now exists. A third purpose is to define, from archaeology and historical sources, the time, nature, and degree of contacts between peoples of the Southwest, Plains, and western parts of the Southeast (i.e., those parts west of the Mississippi)."

The four large charts and maps in the back pocket of this work have been reduced from the original to a more manageable size of 13" x 18-20"

This 7" x 10", 366 page, soft cover, facsimile reprint is illustrated with 35 full-page plates, numerous in-text illustrations and 4 large foldouts in the back pocket. $26.95


Gorget	Effigy Pottery

Olla	Engraved Pottery

Sample Plates - click on image to enlarge

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

PART I PANHANDLE AND WESTERN PLAINS OF TEXAS
     Exploration of Texas Panhandle Ruins
     Antelope Creek Focus
     Antelope Creek Focus Traits
     Date of Antelope Creek Focus
     Related Materials in Adjacent Areas
     Affiliations with Upper Republican Aspect
     Affiliations with the Southwest: Artifacts
     Affiliations with the Southwest: Architecture
     Summary of Antelope Creek Focus and Panhandle Aspect
     Puebloan Influences or Occupation in the Llano Estacado
     Puebloan Materials in Trans-Pecos Texas

PART II NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
     Henrietta Focus: Harrell Site
     Environment
     Excavations
     Stratigraphy
     Hearths
     Burials
     Houses
     Artifacts
     Food Remains
     Henrietta Focus: General
     Lake Buchanan Basin
     Abilene Region
     Archer County
     Upper Red River
     Upper Trinity River Basin
     Henrietta Focus Traits
     Henrietta Focus: Age and Affiliations
     Datings from Puebloan Sherds
     Documentary Considerations: The Wichita
     Archaeological Affiliations
     The Spanish Fort Site
     Austin Focus

PART III NORTHEAST TEXAS
     The Sanders Site, Lamar County, Texas
     Stratigraphy
     Burials
     Head Deformation
     Artifacts of Shell
     Artifacts of Bone
     Pipes
     Earspools
     Celts
     Chipped Stone
     Pottery
     Miscellaneous Midden Remains
     Houses
     Surface Material
     The Sanders Focus
     Sanders Focus Traits
     Sanders Focus: Age and Affiliations
     The Fulton Aspect
     The Gibson Aspect
     Affiliations

PART IV PUEBLOAN—CADDOAN RELATIONSHIPS
     Ceramic Resemblances between the Southwest and "Caddo Area"
     Pecos Vessel Forms
     Vessel Forms in Titus and Belcher Focus
     Neck-Banding in Northeast Texas Pottery
     Discussion
     Conclusions

PART V CORRELATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
Correlations
General Conclusions
References Cited
Name and Place Index
Subject Index