Archeological Survey Investigations at Martin Creek Lake State Park, Rusk County, Texas

• Main Authors: Perttula, Timothy K, Nelson, Bo, Lohse, Jon C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: SFA ScholarWorks 2011
• Subjects: Texas; Archaeology; Martin Creek Lake State Park; American Material Culture; American Studies; Anthropology; Archaeological Anthropology; Environmental Studies; History; History of Art; Architecture; and Archaeology; Other American Studies; Other Arts and Humanities; Other History of Art; United States History; Creek Lake; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2011/iss1/11; https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1654&context=ita

An intensive cultural resources survey was conducted at Martin Creek Lake State Park by the Center for Archaeological Studies and Archeological & Environmental Consultants, LLC in June 2010 under contract with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Although previous investigations had been carried out in the park, no comprehensive survey had been completed that would allow TPWD and park management personnel to appropriately manage the park’s cultural resources in accordance with state law. During the 2010 survey, the park was stratified into areas with high, medium, and low probability of containing archaeological sites. A total of 423 shovel tests were excavated in these areas; four new sites were documented and nine previously reported sites were revisited and assessed. These 13 sites reflect historic era occupations in the park dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s and prehistoric occupations that include Late Archaic, Woodland, and Caddo components.