Posts by texascachemagazine.com

Above: Jeff Foxworthy at GT’s Dig in Elgin, TX in 2024. Photo c/o Eric Perez. Legendary Comedian & Artifact Hunter Talks About his Collection… The Spring 2026 issue of Texas Cache featured a chat with Mr. Foxworthy and a discussion of his love for collecting artifacts… Hard copies of the magazine are still available by…

The YEGUA biface projectile point/knife type from Texas is described here. Authors David L. Calame, Sr. from Texas Boirderland Archaeology, and Glenn Goode provided a study on the artifact type. This paper calls attention to a thin bifacial tool found primarily along the northeastern margins of Central Texas. Called “Yegua” by artifact collectors. These bifaces…

A truly one-of-a-kind Clovis point made from Columbian mammoth tusk ivory was found by Mark Adams Sr. on the bank of the Trinity River near Sebastopol, Texas. This article includes analysis by experts from CoBALT Archaeology and the University of Texas, original artwork by Jason Michel, and modern reproductions of mammoth bone and tusk Clovis…

Each issue of 2025 featured a four-part series, “Whispers Of The Ancients” by guest author Rancho, which may be viewed in its entirety below. His articles pay tribute to the ancient people of the rugged canyonlands of West Texas storied landscapes of Val Verde, Brewster, Presidio, and Culberson Counties. Each installment delves deeper into the…

The Winter 2026 issue of Texas Cache (Volume 29 #1) featured a prehistoric peacepipe pictorial article showcasing stone pipes found in Texas. The artwork in this article was contributed by archaeological artist Ren Harvey. See more of Ren’s powerful artwork by clicking here. The pipe pictorial features stone smoking tools from across texas, including cloud…

Texas Cache on the Stone Work Podcast: Donny Dust invited Texas Cache editor Ryan Murray on his STONE WORK PODCAST, episode #17 in 2026. It was an honor and a pleasure to talk about artifacts with Donny. You can listen to it on all major podcast platforms, or hear it directly at this link here:…

A Look Back on a Long Career in Science and Education from Austin to Australia and Back Dr. Lundelius holding a short-faced bear skull from the Bonfire Shelter in Val Verde County. Photo by Steve Black c/o Texas Beyond History. More info about the site HERE. In 2014 I was looking for help with preserving…

Pictured, left: Clovis point from the Randy Robbins collection; right: Folsom point from the Choise Smith collection. Do you have a Clovis or Folsom type fluted projectile point from Texas? Please consider taking part in this survey! The Texas Fluted Point Survey is an ongoing effort to document the presence of CLOVIS and FOLSOM type…

On October 31, 1971, a cache of 11 bifacial blank chert blades stacked on a metate fragment and a nearby projectile point were recovered from the Old Aiken site in Western Bell County on Lake Belton by Wayne C. Young (deceased). This report is compiled from his description of the site and the artifacts in…

“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…