Concho Valley Archeological Society

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Newsletters & Articles

You Tube archeology related videos

(These video clips have been pre-screened from hundreds of clips and are suggested viewing)

The Horses Petroglyphs Native Americans Indian Rock Art

Texas Arrowheads Vol. I - Early Archaic Centex Frame

skim sandy allison the surveying archeologist

Atlatl 101

How to use an Atlatl

Before the Atlatl Men Threw Rocks - Part 1

Before the Atlatl Men Threw Rocks, Part 2

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Links To Texas (or related) Archeology Articles

Archeological Investigations of Portions of the Middle Concho Valley
(A Thesis In Anthropology by Richard Dwain Hurt, 1980, pdf, 4MB)

Stone Age Columbus
(Transcript from BBC documentary - were the first to come to America from Europe instead of Asia?)

Texas Arrowheads
(Excellent archeological studies on Texas arrowheads and tools)

Hoeco Tanks: Crossroads Through Time

Fort Chadbourne Visitors Center Planned

Arenosa Shelter

Ethnobotany of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands

Learning From Cabeza De Vaca

The Butterfield Overland Mail
(Waterman Ormsby's 1858 account of the stage journey from Fort Chadbourne to the Pecos River - pdf .7MB)

The Jumano Indians In Texas, 1650 - 1771

(Herbert E. Bolton, reprint of the Quarterly of Texas State Historical Association, 1910, not in copyright - pdf 3.6MB)

Cynthia Ann Parker, The Story of Her Capture

(by James Deshields, 1886, not in copyright, pdf, 10.1MB)

Bartlett's Personal Narrative, Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua, 1850

Glossary of Ammunition Terms
(pdf 380kb)
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Library of CVAS Member's Papers

These are a collection of papers or links to published articles and documents on archeology or history related to the region. Unless published they are not to be used by any persons outside CVAS as a definitive resource. They are purely for the enjoyment of CVAS membesr to share their interests.

The Battle of Dove Creek – The Battle That Should Not Have Been
(Historic battle with Kickapoo Indians southwest of San Angelo - pdf 3.1MB)

Hackberry Spring
(CVAS dig near Sterling City featured in Texas Beyond History)

The Goodnight-Loving Trail
(History of blazing the trial from the Ft Worth area though the Concho Valley, on to the Pecos River and into New Mexico - pdf 3.8MB)

Archeology Terms

Big Lake Bison Kill

(CVAS work done in 1998)

Archeological Investigations at Campbell Ranch, Paint Rock, TX 1999
(pdf 1.2MB)

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Other Interesting Websites

Texas Arrowheads and Indian Artifacts
(museum of artifacts with very good photos)

Paint Rock Indian Pictographs
(Bob Anderson's interpretation of the Paint Rock pictographs as astronomical observations)

CVAS Newsletters

Feb2010 (2.9 Mb)

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Oct 2008

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Jul 2008

Jun 2008

(Herbert E. Bolton, reprint of the Quarterly of Texas State Historical Association, 1910, not in copyright - pdf 3.6MB)

Hackberry Spring (CVAS dig near Sterling City featured in Texas Beyond History) The Goodnight-Loving Trail (History of blazing the trial from the Ft Worth area though the Concho Valley, on to the Pecos River and into New Mexico - pdf 3.8MB)

CVAS Newsletters

Hackberry Spring
(CVAS dig near Sterling City featured in Texas Beyond History)

The Goodnight-Loving Trail
(History of blazing the trial from the Ft Worth area though the Concho Valley, on to the Pecos River and into New Mexico - pdf 3.8MB)