10,000 Years on Brushy Creek

"10,000 Years on Brushy Creek" by David Calame and Ryan Murray appeared in the Volume 28-3 Summer 2025 issue. It describes a deep and detailed cutbank excavation on Brushy Creek in Williamson County, TX conducted by Texas Borderland Archaeology, a volunteer avocational group. This report details seven burned-rock "earth ovens" stacked vertically within a 30-foot embankment, along with several artifacts and corresponding radiocarbon dates showing around 10,000 years of occupation. This profile gives a unique glimpse of an extremely long time span of human activity in the same spot. This is an ongoing excavation, so more information will be forthcoming! Article also includes a section about Brushy Creek Black Flint and artifacts from the creek featured in past issues of Texas Cache. To find out how YOU can join this excavation (Near the boundary of Hutto & Taylor about 30 miles NE of Austin), email Texas Borderland Archaeology by clicking here.