Travis County Archeological Society
Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 7pm at Santa Rita Cantina's central location, 1206 W 38th St (26 Doors shopping center). Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month, except June and December. They are free and open to the public. For those who wish to come early, we gather around 5:45 PM for dinner, drinks, and fellowship. The short business meeting starts at 7:00 PM, followed by the guest speaker's presentation.
The January program will feature Ron Ralph (Goshawk Environmental Consulting, Inc.) on
Out On Good Behavior: The Sugarland Prison Farm.
The program for the November meeting was given by The Llano Uplift Archeological Society -- Jim Wukasch (LUAS President), Buddy Whitley (Texas Archeological Stewardship Network, LUAS), Pat Hatten (LUAS), Doris Howard (TASN, LUAS), and Chuck Hixson (LUAS). They spoke on
History and Archaeology at the Baker Site (41SS192) on the San Saba River at Sloan, Texas
Baker is located in the general vicinity where in 1847 German settlers of the Aldelsverein signed a treaty with southern Comanche groups. LUAS is investigating an earlier use of the site, specifically a Late Prehistoric/early historic Native American camping area spread out between the river and what was once a spring-fed lake. We are attempting to map the horizontal extent of the Toyah occupation using shovel tests and isolated test units. At this point in the investigation we know the Toyah component covers twelve acres with the potential for being much larger. In addition, we have opened excavation blocks in two areas with concentrations of Caddo ceramics.
Upcoming
December 16: Winter Holiday Party in Bastrop! 2-5pm. Location details forthcoming via email.
February 19: Regular meeting with speaker Andrew Malof, LCRA archeologist, topic TBA.
President Nick Morgan (right) presented Elton Prewitt with Honorary Membership in the Travis County Archeological Society at the March 8, 2018 meeting.
