“Sunplay On The Pictographs” by Ryan Murray with photos by Grizz Johnson appeared in Texas Cache Volume 28 #1 Winter 2025 issue. The article documented a visit to “The Painted Rocks” on the Concho River on the December 21, 2024 Winter Solstice to view the procession of the sun and shadows with the prehistoric pictographs.…

“Indian Cave” by Ronnie and Tina Hart was originally published in Texas Cache Volume 3 #4 Summer 1997 issue and reprinted in the Volume 28 #1 Winter 2025 issue. In the PDF below, the Harts recall an avocational archaeological excavation they conducted in a Val Verde County Rockshelter in 1985. Key words: Rockshelter Cave Ronnie…

 A CLOSE LOOK AT FLINT PATINA By Robert Bingham Texas Cache Magazine 2025 For archaeologists and artifact enthusiasts alike “flint patina” has come to be be defined as “the distinct change in the surface appearance of an ancient flint artifact created by long-term weathering.” A sometimes subtle transformation that at other times can cause stunning…

WILD LAMPASAS BRONCOS IN WASHINGTION’S CONTINENTAL ARMY: How a Feral Horse Trap was Erected From Spanish Mission Ruins. PDF Article below by Ryan Murray about Spanish mission and presidio ruins in Lampasas County from Texas Cache Magazine Volume 27 #4 Fall 2024 issue. File below may be viewed or downloaded and is meant to be…

Article and report of an ultrathin Clovis Point found by Dave White of Arlington, Texas at the T&J Ranch in Sutherland Springs, Texas. PDF below can be viewed, printed, or downloaded. Report by Texas Borderlands Archaeology. No part of this copyrighted article or report may be reproduced without permission and attribution with the following citation:…

The Native Ways Podcast is produced in Central Texas by hosts Richard Ellis and Christian Miller and focuses on Texas artifacts, hunting, and wildlife biology. Find the show on YouTube and all podcasting platforms and social media @Native Ways Podcast. Thanks to Richard and Christian for the honor of being on their show (Episode 10)…

LUCAN Proposal For a New Point Type By David L. Calame, Sr., & Ryan Murray,Texas Cache Magazine & Texas Borderlands Archaeology September 16, 2024 A proposal for a new type of arrowpoint called the LUCAN with very limited distribution on the Texas Gulf Coast region and the Guadalupe River valley is reported. Readers who have…

TERREROS MISSION IN LAMPASAS PART I: Exploring the Ruins and Legends of an Abandoned Spanish Mission Presidio Complex Article by Ryan Murray about Spanish mission and presidio ruins in Lampasas County from Texas Cache Magazine Volume 27 #3 Summer 2024 issue. PDF file below may be viewed or downloaded and is meant to be printed…

Texas has abundant lithic resources, but obsidian is lacking from the list. That means that any obsidian found in an archaeological context within her present borders had to have been brought in from far away… but how, and by whom? Perhaps in ancient times by networks of itinerant traders or travelers who could cover vast…

Back in July 2022, Father and son Zack and Evan Kline set out to do some excavating in an archaic midden in Bandera County. Little did they know that by the end of the day they would unearth one of the most unique and incredible Texas caches in recent memory and have a family a…

Photo Spread: Jewels of Jonesboro (2024) Photo spread of a cache found by Todd Dodds of Buried Culture in Jonesboro, Texas. Cache includes two base tang knives, a Zephyr point, an Ensor point, and a corner-tang knife, all in pristine condition. Originally published in Texas Cache Volume 27 #1, 2024. Photos on left page c/o…

“Texas Rangers Milestones” appeared in the Volume 27 #1 Winter 2024 issue of Texas Cache to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the original Texas Rangers by Stephen F. Austin in 1823 and the first MLB Baseball Championship of the Texas Rangers after their World Series Victory in 2023. By Ryan Murray and John Vance, Executive…

Many thanks to Anita, Butch, Debbie, and Jeff from American Digger Magazine for the invitation to their Relic Roundup Podcast on November 27, 2023. It was a fun and witty conversation about recovering history, the crossover interests between metal detecting and prehistoric artifact pursuits, and keeping print magazines alive. You know, the old kind that…

2023 Texas Artifact Show Recap 2023 Recap of the following events: Coryell County Artifact Show, Temple Artifact Show, Hill Country Artifact Show in Fredericksburg, and the Heart of Texas Knap-In in Brady. Unfortunately there are too many shows and too many amazing artifacts to cover everything!

Marfa Memoirs, Part 1: As school bells ring again after the 2023 summer break, Texas Cache presents this first article in a series, Marfa Memoirs, sourced from term papers written by 1960s high school students for their history class. The following is a reprint of a 1969 research paper titled “Then Came the Indians” written…

A Stone In A Bone Sometime around 2500-3000 years ago, a deer hunter sat down by an earth oven with a hafted flint drill and began to bore into the bone of the front left hock of a recent kill. The likely objective was removing its marrow and grease- one of the few sources of…

The legendary “sandwich” ultrathin twin biface cache found cemented together with matrix soil recovered by James Long in Coryell County. Found at  TW Dodds Buried Culture dig site in Jonesboro, Texas. Originally published in Texas Cache Volume 24 #4 & 25 #1 by Patricia Even in 2021. Keyword search terms: tw todd dodds, sandwich, ultrathin,…

“It’s A Wendelful Life Ranch” was featured in Texas Cache Volume 24 #4 in 2021 and Volume 25 #4 in 2023. Both articles were written by Patricia Even, who wrote about the history of the property, guests, and artifacts she encountered on visits to the ranch. To visit It’s A Wendelful Life Ranch, call 830-992-8905.…

Balmorhea: Oasis of West Texas by Pat Even was originally published in Texas Cache Magazine Volume 21 #1 in 2017. In the article, Pat recounts a trip to Balmorhea with her husband Harold to a local Artifact Show, along with history of the area. Keyword search terms: Balmorhea, Chihuahua desert, canal, Calera Chapel, Mission Mary,…

“The Missions of San Antonio” by Pat Even was originally published in Texas Cache Volume 18 #1-2 in 2014. Pat visited the five Spanish Catholic missions of San Antonio and wrote of their history: San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo), San Jose y San Mguel de Aguayo, San Juan Capistrano, Nuestra Senora de la Purisma…

“Castrovilles” written by Marc Land was originally published in Texas Cache Volume 7 #1 in 2001 by Bob McWilliams. Marc wrote about the type and its similarities to Marcos and Marshall types. Keyword search terms: castroville, marc land, marshall, marcos, knife point, type, archaic, lehmann rock shelter, smithwick, bluffton barbed, small stem, travis, kerr, hayes,…

The Texas Base Tang Knife 2001 “The Texas Base Tang Knife” by then Managing Editor Marc Land was originally published in Texas Cache Magazine Volume 6 #3 from 2001. Marc wrote about the base tang knife type and included many examples including a base corner tang piece and reworked pieces with measurements. Keyword search terms:…