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Structure and Organization of a Burned Rock Midden: The Indian Creek Site, Real County, Texas

Joel L. Shiner, Maxine V. Shiner

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Excavation of a Central Texas burned rock midden was conducted to test hypotheses generated by study of a systematic surface collection. Some significant findings on social organization and function of the midden are verified by multiple typologies. The structure of the midden is attributed to successive cooking devices. The economic organization was entirely a matter of nuclear families.

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Excavation of a Central Texas burned rock midden was conducted to test hypotheses generated by study of a systematic surface collection. Some significant findings on social organization and function of the midden are verified by multiple typologies. The structure of the midden is attributed to successive cooking devices. The economic organization was entirely a matter of nuclear families.

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Excavation of a Central Texas burned rock midden was conducted to test hypotheses generated by study of a systematic surface collection. Some significant findings on social organization and function of the midden are verified by multiple typologies. The structure of the midden is attributed to successive cooking devices. The economic organization was entirely a matter of nuclear families.

Key concepts: Midden, Archaeology, Excavation, Geography, Rock shelter, Geology

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