Open AccessALCOA #1 (41AN87): A Frankston Phase Settlement along Mound Prairie Creek, Anderson County, Texas
Author(s) -
Clyde Amick,
Ed Furman,
Timothy K. Perttula,
James E. Bruseth,
Bonnie Yates
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
index of texas archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-9333
DOI - 10.21112/.ita.1991.1.13
Subject(s) - tributary , archaeology , geology , alluvium , floodplain , terrace (agriculture) , hydrology (agriculture) , alluvial fan , streams , perennial stream , geomorphology , geography , structural basin , geotechnical engineering , computer science , computer network , cartography
The ALCOA #1 (41AN87) site is a Frankston Phase (ca. A.D. 1400-1650) site located on a high alluvial terrace of Mound Prairie Creek, about seven kilometers northeast of Palestine, Texas. Mound Prairie Creek, a perennial stream, flows southeast to east across the county and drains into the Neches River. The site is approximately 10 meters above the Mound Prairie Creek floodplain, and the creek channel is 300 meters to the south.Although the investigations at the site have been rather limited to date, it appears that the ALCOA #1 site is a single component Frankston Phase homestead, or possibly a small hamlet. Other Frankston phase sites are known on Mound Prairie Creek, Hurricane Creek, Walnut Creek, and Brushy Creek, all Neches River tributaries, and the possibility exists that these may be part of a larger related Caddo community and settlement system.