2021 TAS Field School in Kerrville, June 12-19
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HCAA has joined forces with TAS to conduct the 2021 TAS Field School in Kerrville! The Texas Archeological Society is … Read More
Light hearted short video
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For the last two years members of the HCAA have been excavating a fire-cracked rock midden in Kendall county. At … Read More
Interesting Discoveries – Perttula Paper Kerr County
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A number of prehistoric Indian pottery sherds were recently discovered by the Hill Country Archeological Association at two sites in … Read More
HCAA Discovers Paleoindian Points in Kerr County!
posted in: Community News, Field Work, Member Articles-Presentations
The Texas Historical Commission has just posted a YouTube story of our discovery of 14 ancient St Mary’s Hall Points … Read More
Notice of Field Work
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In an effort to keep HCAA membership apprised of our association’s current status, following is an update of HCAA field … Read More
Bunkhouse Archeological Site, Kendall County, Texas
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May 21, 2020By HCAA In spite of the pandemic and some personal medical issues, we remain active and archeology is … Read More
Another Way to Preserve The Past
posted in: Cemetery Projects, Field Work
We were all disappointed when we had to cancel our March HCAA General meeting and Jenny McWilliams’ presentation about “Locating … Read More
EVENT – Texas Archeological Society Field School 2020, Kerrville
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HCAA has joined forces with Texas Archeological Society to conduct the 2020 TAS Field School in Kerrville! The Texas Archeological Society has designated the 2020 annual Field School to be on a private ranch just west of Kerrville. This private property is 88 acres in size and borders the Guadalupe River near Bear Creek.… Read More
CWR Prehistoric Project (August 2019)
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In December 2018, HCAA crew members began to perform hand excavations at CWR, a privately-owned ranch in west Kerr County. Since then we’ve uncovered a remarkably rich trove of artifacts, tools, bones, mussel shells, ochre, charcoal, and items that are not normally sourced (found naturally) in the area . . .… Read More
The Creek Shelter Project–HCAA-KR-44 (August 2019)
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The Creek Shelter Project–HCAA-KR-44 (August 2019)… Read More