A new on line work by my archeologist first cousin and frequent collaborator over 30 or more years, Bill Moore. I enjoyed helping him in his calaboose quest.
Steve Davis shared a post to the group: Historical Archaeology.
September 11 at 7:00 PM ·
Journal of Texas Archeology and History.org shared a post to the group: Texas Historical Markers, Memorials, and Monuments.
September 11 at 6:52 PM ·
Greetings all! J.T.A.H. is pleased to bring you another great article. This one is interesting research by Bill Moore on the little documented historical topic of "calabooses" in the Texas Borderlands region. These tiny jails, found in most small towns, are in danger of disappearing due to the effects of time and neglect. This richly illustrated article will certainly enhance any reader's knowledge on the subject.
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY CALABOOSES
IN THE TEXAS BORDERLANDS
by William E. Moore
ABSTRACT
On April 2013, Rhonda K. Holley and I encountered a tiny concrete structure in Gause, Texas that aroused our curiosity. It was the town calaboose built circa 1921. We thought a lot about what it must have been like to be locked up in such a place in times of extreme heat and cold. Rhonda K. Holley discusses our fascination with the Gause calaboose in this video. I had heard the term calaboose in western movies, but I had never given any thought to what it meant. But here in Gause, Texas was the real thing. A small, almost whimsical structure that seemed totally out of place in the twenty-first century. Its once important role in an emerging community had been downgraded as a place to burn trash and a palette for graffiti by vandals. Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary defines calaboose as simply a prison or jail. But it is more than that. It represents a time capsule in small vernacular jail architecture that was present throughout the country until the middle of the twentieth century. This article discusses the role of the calaboose during the early days of the twentieth century in the Texas Borderlands.
Go to www.JTAH.org to read or download the Calaboose article.
Journal of Texas Archeology and History.org shared a post to the group: Texas Historical Markers, Memorials, and Monuments.
September 11 at 1:52 PM ·
Greetings all! J.T.A.H. is pleased to bring you another great article. This one is interesting research by Bill Moore on the little documented historical topic of "calabooses" in the Texas Borderlands region. These tiny jails, found in most small towns, are in danger of disappearing due to the effects of time and neglect. This richly illustrated article will certainly enhance any reader's knowledge on the subject.
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY CALABOOSES
IN THE TEXAS BORDERLANDS
by William E. Moore
ABSTRACT
On April 2013, Rhonda K. Holley and I encountered a tiny concrete structure in Gause, Texas that aroused our curiosity. It was the town calaboose built circa 1921. We thought a lot about what…
PHYS.ORG
Neanderthals of the Western Mediterranean did not become extinct because of changes in climate
Galina Self shared a link to the group: Cavers of Facebook.
July 26 at 3:05 PM ·
Galina Self shared a link to the group: Cavers of Facebook.
July 26 at 3:05 PM ·
Stone tools found below the Last Glacial Maximum layer in a high-altitude cave in Zacatecas, Mexico. The cave is purported to have been sealed at the end of the Pleistocene. #caves #cavearcheology #preclovis #archaeology
THECONVERSATION.COM
Humans inhabited North America in the depths of the last Ice Age, but didn't thrive until the climate warmed
It is with profound sorrow that I note the passing of Woody Gagliano, the founder of Coastal Environments, Inc. I first heard of Woody's pioneering geoarcheological work on the Lower Mississippi River while I was still an undergraduate back in Florida in the early 70s. Moore Archeological Consulting has been a part of CEI for at least five years, enabling my creation to carry on. I am grateful for that. https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_8574789a-c965-11ea-8e4d-eb4bafe9881e.html
NOLA.COM
Dr. Sherwood 'Woody' Gagliano, 'Paul Revere' of coastal land loss, dead at 84
We are very excited to hear a podcast interview with Rice Ph.D. and former Moore Archeological Consulting employee Dr. Tunde Babaloa, now at Cambridge University in the UK. The MAC staff went to Rice University to sit in and support Tunde at his dissertation defense, a memorable occasion for all of us. #ifeglass
ARCHANDANTH.COM
Episode 145: How were glass beads manufactured in the Yoruba city of Ile-Ife?
Council of Texas Archeologists - CTA
April 23 at 3:39 PM ·
This year's winner of the E. Mott Davis Award for Public Outreach is the Kleb Woods Nature Center Public Archeology Project (Ashley E. Jones, Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc., Sharon Menegaz, Houston Archeological Society, Robert (Bob) Sewell, Houston Archeological Society, and Fred Collins, Kleb Woods Nature Preserve).
The public archeology program at Kleb Woods Nature Center is designed to educate the public on the history of northwest Harris County, to foster stewardship of both the park and the area's cultural resources, and to provide archeological data on the property to compliment archival and historical documentation. Kleb Woods is unique, as it is one of two parks in Precinct 3 that retains historic resources and disseminates information on the natural and historic resources in the area. This includes preserving the original house on the property (c. 1895) and a museum display with letters, receipts, and other documents that discuss the Kleb family's experiences on their farm after immigrating from Germany. Since 2017, the Houston Archeological Society, Harris County Precinct 3 Parks, and Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc. have worked to build a sustainable public archeology program that engages the community through hands-on educational activities.
Congratulations!
To learn more about Kleb Woods and the E. Mott Davis Award, please visit the below links:
- http://www.pct3.com/Parks/Kleb-Woods-Nature-Preserve-Center
- https://counciloftexasarcheologists.org/E.Mott-Davis
This article is not new, but still very interesting.
NEWSCIENTIST.COM
Code hidden in Stone Age art may be the root of human writing
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December 30, 2020 at 10:55 AM ·
The Bitter Southerner
March 18 at 3:52 AM ·
Many voices — including botanists, archaeologists, and Joy Harjo, the U.S. poet laureate — are calling to create an enormous national park along the Ocmulgee River that runs through the heart of Georgia. In our story today, Janisse Ray ( @tracklesswild ) author of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, describes the Ocmulgee River Corridor as “an archaeological landscape” where almost 900 known historic sites have been mapped. These include ancient mounds and villages, Creek settlements, colonial forts, and African American cemeteries. About 60% of the sites are within 5 miles of the Ocmulgee. In her story, Janisse takes us through what this would mean for “all who have gone before and all to come” and also how you can be one of the voices calling for this park to happen.
https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2021/a-new-national-park-in-central-georgia-ocmulgee-janisse-ray
CAMBRIDGE.ORG
Articles on Rock Art from Antiquity
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March 17 at 12:10 PM ·
Available free for the month of March from Cambridge University Press. I acknowledge Dr Fliegel Jezerniczky for sharing in a different group.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/online-collections-from-antiquity/rock-art?fbclid=IwAR0cmrXmwctouLeKXEGJa9fGuYDdcA4KMLao-0JOO0FGGdn27k_VPiomd8Y
