Publications

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…

Donny Dust’s video “Hidden In Plain Sight” features his thoughts on prehistoric utility caching, the practice of leaving tools behind in a camp for future use. His video features the “Prehistoric Stacked Artifact Cache from Bell County, Texas” article by Wayne C. Young and Ryan Murray in Texas Cache Magazine Volume 28 #3 Summer 2025…

“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 HORSES CAUGHT IN LAMPASAS How Feral Horses Were Trapped in Spanish Mission Ruins and Taken to Battle. 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:…