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Meet the
Regional Director — Joe D. Rogers
Regional News — June 2007
Archeology in the Panhandle
We have had a wonderfully wet spring his year which is welcome change from the
drought and fires of last year. In some cases this has hampered survey
work due to heavy cover, but it makes digging easier.
Our region has been in contact with the Field School Committee and continues to
prepare for the 2008 TAS Field School. Dr. Scott Brosowske of Perryton is
doing an enormous amount of work in that area identifying a variety of sites and
several of these will be included in next year’s FS.
Doug Wilkens, also of Perryton, continues the work on the “Indian Springs” site
41RB81. This is the site that was featured in the last issue of Current
Archeology by Brett Cruse. Another week of excavations in early May by
several TAS members along with PAS and local volunteers revealed more about this
bit of an enigma.
TAS members Rolla Shaller and Dr. Jeff Indeck and others associated with the
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum have been working with Texas Parks and
Wildlife to survey many areas in and around Palo Duro Canyon. The work on
the Red River Wars in still in progress and a major survey of the Mackenzie
Battlefield was held in May. Another survey was held to document the
status of many of the structures created by the Civilian Conservation Corps in
the 1930s. Newly acquired lands for the park have presented new
opportunities for further survey in this exciting natural wonder.
TAS member Alvin Lynn is working on his book on the military trails and camps of
the Canadian River Valley and has interviewed (almost everybody) descendents of
Kit Carson in his study for this much anticipated work.
Work continues with land owners along the Tierra Blanca watershed to trace the
history of this veritable highway across the Llano Estacado from Palo Duro
Canyon to the far off country of New Mexico (That’s A Joke Son!!) One of
the Ranch owners along the border is hosting a survey from a major university
investigating Coronado’s route and possible camps using state of the art
detection systems.
We have been in contact with the TAS Archeological Academy Committee in renewing
the possibilities of hosting a 101 session possibly in February of ’08 to aid in
the publicizing of the upcoming FS in the area.
As always we are working on increasing membership in TAS and anticipate an
increase in the area due to the upcoming FS.
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