Archeology Fair explores the past
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Members of Llano Uplift Archaeological Society (LUAS) conduct an archaeological dig in San Saba County. Representatives of the club and the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Nightengale Archaeology Center they support in Kingsland will conduct an Archaeology Fair with the Burnet County Historical Commission and Herman Brown Free Library on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in observance of Archaeology Month.
The Burnet County Historical Commission and will partner with the Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet tol celebrate Texas Archeology Month with an Archaeology Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 12, beginning at 2 p.m. at the library.
Presenters associated with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Nightengale Archaeology Center, the Llano Uplift Archaeological Society (LUAS) and the Texas Archaeology Society (TAS) will include John Boland, Patrick Hatten, Charles “Chuck” Hixon and Glenn Goode. Each presenter will display artifacts to allow participants to experience history “hands-on”. The event is free of charge.
Boland, from Lake Buchanan, will speak about projectile points gathered from northern Mexico and South Texas. He will display a portion of his extensive collection of these points. Hatten, a Burnet resident former LCRA archaeologist, will discuss historic archaeology of the area and contrast it with pre-historic archaeology. Hixon, of Horseshoe Bay and another former LCRA archaeologist, has extensive knowledge of Central Texas archaeology. He is an expert on, burnt rock middens (trash piles) and earthen ovens. Goode, of Dripping Springs, will demonstrate flint knapping, the ancient art of making stone tools and projectile points.
The Herman Brown Free Library is located at 100 East Washington Street, on the Burnet courthouse square. For more information, call the library at 512-715-5228, or visit online at www.hermanbrownfreelibrary.org.
