Posts by texascachemagazine.com

“WATCH FOR FALLING ROCK: Add Meteorites to Your List of Things to Look For” by Ryan Murray appeared in Texas Cache Magazine, Volume 28 #2 Spring 2025. Article features tips for identifying and hunting meteorites, terminology, and mentions of the Odessa Meteor Crater, the Comanche Medicine Stone sketched by George Catlin, artywork “Structures of the…

“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…

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…