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University of Texas at
Austin: Alex D.
Krieger, E. Mott Davis,
Thomas N. Campbell,
and Dee Ann Story. A
number of classic BTAS
volumes were published
during those years, most
notably the 562-page
Introductory Handbook i
of Texas Archaeology in
1955. There has been a
diverse professional and
avocational editorship
since 1966, and the
BTAS continues to be
filled with the results of
exciting and stimulating
research across the
state of Texas. The diversity
of the archaeo- -
logical record in Texas
and the commitment of
the membership to
conduct and complete -
the scientific collection,
analysis, and publica- -
tion of their archaeological
studies, represents
the true strengths
of the TAS and the
continuing value of the
Bulletin of the Texas Archaeological
Society.
Certainly the two
best known TAS publications
are the Introductory
Handbook of
Texas Archaeology
(BTAS 25, 1954) and
Handbook of Texas Archaeology:
Type Descriptions
(Special
Publication 1, 1962),
both now long out of print and true
collector's items. These volumes presented
current knowledge of the archaeology of
Texas, as well as an illustrated compendia
on the known pottery and projectile point
types in the state. Another thematic volume
was published in 1992 to commemorate
the Columbian Quincentenary from a
Texas archaeological and historical perspective.From time to time, the BTAS takes stock
of our understanding of the archaeology of
particular parts of Texas by publishing in a
single volume a number of important articles
that focus on one of the prehistoric
cultural regions of Texas. During the years,The diversity of the
archaeological record
in Texas and the commitment
of the membership
to conduct and
complete the collection,
analysis, and publication
of their studies,
represents the true
strength of the TAS...Elaborate polychrome
painted masks discovered
at Hueco Tanks in West
Texas. Published in the
Bulletin of the Texas Archaeological
Society, Volume
12, 1940, Plate 1, opposite
page 10.
papers synthesizing
regional archaeology
have included four
^i ;<areas (East Texas,
Central Texas, TransPecos
Texas, and the
central and southern
parts of the Gulf
Coast) in the 1958
BTAS, and more recently
the Texas
Panhandle and
Southern Plains
(Volume 60, 1989),
the Lower Pecos and
Eastern Trans-Pecos
(Volume 59, 1988),
the southern Texas
Coast (Volume 58,
1987), North Central
Texas (Volume 64,
1993), and Northeast
Texas (Volume 65,
1994).
In 1995, the BTAS
plans to publish a summary
collection of papers
on the archaeology
of Texas. The goal
of the publication is to
communicate to interested
members of
the public, Native
Americans, and professional
and avocational archaeologists
what has been learned about Texas archaeology
from 1950 to today and discuss trends
for the future study of the state's rich archaeological
heritage. This is a long overdue
followup to the classic 1954 BTAS.
The 1959 and 1960 volumes also presented
the proceedings of the Fourth and
Fifth Conferences on Caddoan Archaeology.
This is a longstanding conference attended
by all those interested in the prehistory
and history of the Caddo peoples, one
of the more significant Native American
groups living in Texas at the time of its
exploration and colonization by the Spanish
and French.HERITAGE * FALL 1994 21
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