Cultural Resource Site 4lCV1505, The Leon River Medicine Wheel at Fort Hood, is a unique sacred site and should be protected. It was discovered in February 1990, and as part of the ongoing base-wide evaluation of cultural resources by the United States Army, was scheduled for National Register evaluation in May 1994. The archeological assessment was conducted by Mariah Associates, Inc. (a subsidiary of TRC Environmental Company) immediately prior to ...
This paper reports the results of a controlled study of chert weathering at Fort Hood, Texas. Petrographic examination and measurement of the white patina associated with 105 archeological artifacts from three temporal groups forms the basis for evaluating the rate and extent of chert patination in the upland environments of the Edwards Plateau, Central Texas. Artifacts of Late Prehistoric, Archaic, and Paleoindian age recovered from stable upland environments were examined. ...
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