1 May, 2015 Vol 4, Issue 5 www.txhas.org www.txhas.org May 21st 2015 Meeting Program “Mano a Mano: A Study of Ground Stone Tools” by Wilson “Dub” Crook The Houston Archeological Society’s Thursday, May 21 st meeting will the third in a series of programs by HAS member Wilson W. “Dub” Crook highlighting archeological excavations on the East Fork of the Trinity River. In this presentation Dub will discuss manos and metates, how they were used by prehistoric Texans, and the surprising amount of information that can be gained by studying them. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at MD Anderson Hall at the University of St. Thomas and is free of charge and open to the public. Manos and metates are consistent components of the artifact assemblage of most Late Prehistoric sites. They are typically associated with grinding grain, such as maize, to make flour. However, a great deal more information can be obtained by analyzing these often overlooked stone tools. Using the East Fork manos and metates as an example, Dub Crook will demonstrate the type of information that can be gained from an analysis of ground stone tools. Mr. Crook and his long-time field partner, Mr. Mark D. Hughston, have been working on exploring and redefining the Late Prehistoric occupation along the East Fork of the Trinity and its tributaries for the past 42 years. This has resulted in the publication of 36 individual and joint papers on the area to date with another 7 submitted for publication. Their book on redefining the Late Prehistoric cultures along the East Fork is also due out this May. Dub Crook has traveled extensively, starting his adventures as a child. His father was Wilson W. Crook, Jr., who was past President and Fellow of the Texas Archeological Society. As a result of his father's lifelong interest in archeology and paleoanthropology, Dub grew up going to and working on archeological sites all around the world. While his archeological research has focused primarily on the Upper Trinity River watershed, he has also worked on sites in West and Central Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, California and Virginia, as well as several international locations. He is a Life Member of both the Houston Archeological Society and the Dallas Archeological Society, and is a member of the Texas Archeological Society, of the Center for the Study of the First Americans, and a Life Member of the Gault School of Archeological Research. He is also a Fellow of the Leakey Foundation which focuses on research on the origins of man around the world. For a campus map of St. Thomas University, go to www.stthom.edu and look for the Interactive Map, Building 20, Anderson Hall. Street parking is available as well as paid parking ($2) in Moran Center Garage at the corner of West Alabama and Graustark. For more information about this program or about the HAS, please contact [email protected]. Farmersville Manos (left) and Branch Hematite Staining (right)
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May, 2015 Vol 4, Issue 5
www.txhas.org
www.txhas.org
May 21st 2015 Meeting Program
“Mano a Mano: A Study of Ground Stone Tools” by Wilson “Dub” Crook
The Houston Archeological Society’s Thursday, May 21st meeting will the third in a series of programs by
HAS member Wilson W. “Dub” Crook highlighting archeological excavations on the East Fork of the Trinity
River. In this presentation Dub will discuss manos and metates, how they were used by prehistoric Texans, and
the surprising amount of information that can be gained by studying them. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. at
MD Anderson Hall at the University of St. Thomas and is free of charge and open to the public.
Manos and metates are consistent components of
the artifact assemblage of most Late Prehistoric
sites. They are typically associated with grinding
grain, such as maize, to make flour. However, a
great deal more information can be obtained by
analyzing these often overlooked stone tools.
Using the East Fork manos and metates as an
example, Dub Crook will demonstrate the type of
information that can be gained from an analysis of
ground stone tools.
Mr. Crook and his long-time field partner, Mr.
Mark D. Hughston, have been working on exploring and redefining the Late Prehistoric occupation along the
East Fork of the Trinity and its tributaries for the past 42 years. This has resulted in the publication of 36
individual and joint papers on the area to date with another 7 submitted for publication. Their book on
redefining the Late Prehistoric cultures along the East Fork is also due out this May.
Dub Crook has traveled extensively, starting his adventures as a child. His father was Wilson W. Crook, Jr.,
who was past President and Fellow of the Texas Archeological Society. As a result of his father's lifelong
interest in archeology and paleoanthropology, Dub grew up going to and working on archeological sites all
around the world. While his archeological research has focused primarily on the Upper Trinity River
watershed, he has also worked on sites in West and Central Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, California and
Virginia, as well as several international locations. He is a Life Member of both the Houston Archeological
Society and the Dallas Archeological Society, and is a member of the Texas Archeological Society, of the
Center for the Study of the First Americans, and a Life Member of the Gault School of Archeological Research.
He is also a Fellow of the Leakey Foundation which focuses on research on the origins of man around the
world.
For a campus map of St. Thomas University, go to www.stthom.edu and look for the Interactive Map, Building
20, Anderson Hall. Street parking is available as well as paid parking ($2) in Moran Center Garage at the
corner of West Alabama and Graustark. For more information about this program or about the HAS, please
One artifact in the shot shell category, consists of only the brass
base of what was probably once a 12 gauge, brass cupped, paper
hulled shot shell (see photo right). I cannot identify the
manufacturer. The head stamp consists of a patent date only:
PATENTED SEPT 16 1862. This head stamp is giving me two
problems.
1. I have never seen this type of head stamp; a patent
date only. As far as I can determine, manufactures’
either excluded a head stamp or, if a head stamp was
used, it included some form of manufacturers’
identification, such as the company name. My
reference library dealing with books identifying shot
shells hasn’t helped, and I’ve searched the internet,
using sites such as International Ammunition
Association (http://www.cartridgecollectors.org) and
Headstamp Database - Turtlefoot Headstamp Project
(http://www.headstamps.x10.mx/database.html). An
internet search for patent dates has not yielded
anything.
2. The patent date is too early for a Boxer3 primed center-
fire shot shell.
If anyone can help me identify this shot shell, my Email address is [email protected].
1 Minié ball - A type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized rifle bullet named after its co-developer, Claude-Étienne Minié, It came to
prominence in the Crimean War and American Civil War. 2Battery Cup - A flanged metallic cup used in a shot shells primer assembly that provides a rigid support for the primer cup and anvil.
The battery cup primer was patented (US 1541437 A) June 9, 1925 by George W. Schauerte and John Olin and assigned to the
Western Cartridge Company of East Alton IL. 3 The center-fire cartridge evolved with the invention of the Berdan and Boxer primers. The Berdan primer, patented on March 20,
1866, is named after its American Inventor, Hiram Berdan. The Berdan primer’s anvil is formed internally from the case in the bottom
of the primer pocket. The Boxer primer was invented by Edward Boxer of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, England, and patented on
October 13, 1866, and in the U.S. on June 29, 1869. The Boxer primer contains its own anvil pressed into the cup. The two primer
systems are not interchangeable, and only Boxer primed cartridges are reloadable. In England and throughout most of the world,
center-fire cartridges use Berdan primers. In the U.S., Boxer primers are used.
Flem Rogers to speak at Fort Bend Archeological Society in July, 2015 For history buffs want to learn more about Civil War era Texas and firearms, the Fort Bend Archeological Society has a
real treat. The July program will feature antique firearms expert, Flem Rogers, who will give a presentation on Dance &
Brothers gun makers. Dance Brothers started to make handguns for the confederacy in 1862. Their first foundry was
located in East Columbia, Texas. The foundry no longer stands, but Flem owns the property it stood on as well as the
house that was built across the street. Flem will not only present the story of Texas' first handgun manufacturer but also
discuss the archeology that has been undertaken in recent years. The meeting is on Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 at 7pm @ the
Assembly Hall of the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy, 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX.
Brazosport Archeological Society Presents – The Many Facets of the La Belle When: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
7:30 PM
Where: Brazosport Museum of Natural Science
400 College Blvd, Clute, TX 77531
Brad Jones, Archeology Collections Manager of the Texas Historical Commission, will present a variety of
topics related to the excavations and artifact collections of the La Belle.
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Note: there will be no Profile in June due to TAS 2015 Field School. Please submit articles for publication to The Profile
Editor Bob Sewell at [email protected]. Submit articles no later than June 26th for the July 2015 issue.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARCHEOLOGY IN THIS AREA, CONTACT THE FOLLOWING: