
An Historic Caddo Burial at the Swen Farm Site (41BW65), Bowie County, Texas
Author(s) -
Timothy K. Perttula
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
index of texas archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-9333
DOI - 10.21112/ita.2017.1.18
Subject(s) - archaeology , midden , excavation , woodland , terrace (agriculture) , alluvium , landform , geology , feature (linguistics) , head (geology) , geography , geomorphology , linguistics , philosophy , botany , biology
The Swen Farm site is on an alluvial terrace (220-230 ft. amsl) of the Sulphur River. When it was first recorded in 1970 prior to the enlargement of Lake Wright Patman the landform was an island in the reservoir, with the submerged channel of the river along the eastern and northern sides of the island, with artifacts of Archaic, Woodland, and ancestral Caddo period age exposed in several areas, and midden deposits were also present (Briggs and Malone 1970). In 1971, an early 18th century Caddo burial feature was discovered at the site by L. H. Head, Sr., of Texarkana, Texas. Larry Head, Jr., then a college student at The University of Texas, assisted with the excavation of this burial feature and the recovery of associated grave goods (Head 1972).