Bulletin Board Information
HAS Member Meeting - Thursday, November 20th, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Victoria C. Pagano - geoarcheological work initiated in 2024 at the Crying Woman Ranch (41KR754) in Kerr County
The November meeting of the Houston Archeological Society will be held in person at the Trini Mendenhall Community Center, with a ZOOM link provided for those who cannot attend in person. We will welcome geoarcheologist Victoria C. Pagano, Group Manager and Principal Investigator with the San Antonio office of Terracon Consultants. Tori will discuss the geoarcheological work initiated in 2024 at the Crying Woman Ranch (41KR754) in Kerr County, an important paleo site where members of HAS have participated in excavations since 2023.
Tori Pagano conducted master’s degree research as part of the Ancient Southwest Texas Project at Texas State University, which included excavation and geoarchaeological analysis of the Sayles Adobe alluvial terrace site (41BX2239) in Eagle Nest Canyon, Langtry, Texas (Sayles Adobe Butted Knife; The Developing Tale of Sayles Adobe). Tori has continued to pursue outside research opportunities within geoarchaeology, GIS, and hunter-gatherer landscape use, such as with the Hill Country Archaeological Association (HCAA) and the Pine Ridge Preceramic Project through the Gault School of Archaeological Research.
Preliminary results of geoarchaeological analyses in collaboration with Charles D. Frederick, PhD, reveal deep, intact, stratified deposits that yield cultural materials. The relict paleo terrace preserves a unique window in the depositional and cultural formation history of the site. The work being carried out by the dedicated members of the HCAA provides a new look into the paleo to archaic land use within Central Texas.
The Trini Mendenhall Community Center is located at 1414 Wirt Road in the Spring Branch area of Houston. For more information about this program or about the Houston Archeological Society, please contact Bob Sewell at president@txhas.org.
HAS JOURNAL 144 NOW AVAILABLE
HAS Journal No. 144 is now available. The Journal Number 144 The articles will focus on the San Felipe de Austin Dig by John Lohse, Horseshoes in Texas, a Thimble from the 18th or 19th century from France found in Frosttown, and another article about Camp Kirby in Dickenson, TX, a civil war camp by Charly Gordy, ceramics from Cottonfield by Tim Perttula, and information from Mike Woods about a Butted Knife Found in Comal County. Complimentary copies may be obtained by HAS members at the monthly meetings. Non-HAS members may purchase copies through Amazon.com. Go to the HAS Journals Section for a link to the publication on the Amazon.com website. Alternatively, copies may be purchased at the HAS Monthly Meetings.
To learn more about the history behind our archeological society contact president@txhas.org.