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A Compendium of Radiocarbon and Oxidizable Carbon Ratio Dates from Archaeological Sites in East Texas, with A Discussion of the Age and Dating of Select Components and Phases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Timothy K. Perttula
Timothy K. Perttula*
Affiliation:
Frontera Archaeology, 10101 Woodhaven Drive, Austin, Texas 78753–4346 USA
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This paper presents a compilation of the >520 radiocarbon and oxidizable carbon ratio dates obtained since the early 1950s from archaeological sites in East Texas. Many of the dates are from difficult-to-obtain sources, such as archaeological sites investigated during the course of cultural resource management projects. An analysis of the age ranges in the dates indicate that most pertain to prehistoric and protohistoric Caddoan Indian occupations, particularly the Early (ad 1000–1200) and Middle Caddoan (ad 1200–1400) periods when prehistoric Caddoan settlements were widely distributed throughout the region.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , 1997 , pp. 305 - 341
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