Concho Valley Archeological Society
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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.


Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing
(((Excellent research and analysis of the Pecos River crossing used by the San Antonio to El Paso stage and guarded by military troops - pdf 2Mb)


Archeo-astronomical features at the Paint Rock, Pictograph Site
(Ground breaking discoveries of the famous pictographs in 2002 - pdf 2Mb)

ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS JOHNSON’S STATION (41IR123), IRION COUNTY, TEXAS, April 2010 (6.3Mb)


ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS PAINT ROCK 1800s HISTORIC CAMP SITES (41CC290) CONCHO COUNTY, TEXAS, March 2010 (2.2 Mb)

The Battle of Dove Creek – The Battle That Should Not Have Been

(Historic battle with Kickapoo Indians southwest of San Angelo - pdf 304kb)

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 365kb)

Archeology Terms


Big Lake Bison Kill

(CVAS work done in 1998)

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

Knickerbocker Outlaws
(Story of the Ketchum brothers, 808 Kb)

Dove Creek's Rose of the Wild Bunch
(Story of Laura Bullion, 254 Kb)
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Links To Texas (or related) Archeology Articles


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 160kb)

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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You Tube archeology related videos
(These video clips have been pre-screened from hundreds of clips and are suggested viewing)

San Jacinto Battleground Archeology - Texas Parks and Wildlife

Palo Duro Canyon State Park - A Spirit Rises, Texas

The Horses Petroglyphs Native Americans Indian Rock Art


skim sandy allison the surveying archeologist

Atlatl 101

How to use an Atlatl

Before the Atlatl Men Threw Rocks, Part 2

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