Gulf Coast Archaeology Group, LLC

06/18/2020

Our table showing our findings for the search of the Twin Sisters Cannons at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Archaeology Day. Thank you Chazelle and Kea for your help!

10/30/2019

Interesting article that shows the benefits of using multiple scientific disciplines to understand where we came from. The article also shows some of the controversies that have developed recently within the scientific community.

The research reignites a long-simmering debate about how and where our species emerged.

10/13/2019

https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299284&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1

Although not directly related to archaeology, the extinction of the dinosaurs allowed for mammals to become dominant and later evolve into primates.

Rocks tell story of asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs

05/21/2019

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/05/mysterious-ancient-human-denisovan-found-roof-world/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=History_20190520::rid=45762156

A fossil jaw shatters records for the earliest inhabitants of the Tibetan Plateau—and gives new insights into the enigmatic Denisovans.

04/25/2019

https://www.thc.texas.gov/historic-sites/caddo-mounds/caddo-mounds-disaster-recovery

Is very unfortunate that the Caddo Mounds state park was damage by a tornado.

03/11/2019

GCA Group is looking for field techs for a short term project in northeast Texas. If interested submit your resume or vitae to [email protected]

01/06/2019

A very interesting project that I worked on in early 2000's

Property of the BBC (London). I make no claim of ownership of these programs.

11/29/2018

Previous research in the 1960’s determined the mound was built in 14 stages, taking as long as 250 years. In 2005, Monks Mound began to collapse Researchers took advantage of repairs being done to collect 22 soil samples from an exposed interior face of the mound.

11/23/2018

Although we celebrate one Thanksgiving. In reality there were several Thanksgivings that occurred prior. Below is a story of an archaeological project that confirms this.

An excavation provides tantalizing hints about a little-known group that celebrated Thanksgiving two years before the New England Pilgrims.

10/30/2018

Since Halloween is close upon us, here some information pertaining to witches that most people do not know. This information comes from the Malleus Malificarum (Also known as Hammer of Witches) written in the 1400's and used by the Spanish Inquisition in the pursuit of witches and heretics.

A novice witch will use a broom to fly by sitting upon the broomstick with the bristles pointing towards the back. A more powerful witch will fly by sitting upon a broomstick with the bristles pointing forward. A witch of note, will not use a broom to fly, but will ride upon the severe limb, such as a leg, of a human or animal.

It is important to note that later the writer and the information of the book was discredited.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN and check the skies for those flying witches!

09/12/2018

We are in Oklahoma City this week on a CRM project for a client, and received some excellent help from the friendly people at the SHPO and the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey office. Oklahoma has a remarkable number of archaeological sites throughout the state and is home to one of the most famous sites in North America, Spiro Mounds. Spiro Mounds represents the Mississippian culture, which dates to A.D. 800-1450. The site contained a beautiful material culture, including engraved shells and effigy pipes, and displayed evidence of an advanced trading system. Have you had the chance to work on a project in Oklahoma and if so, where did you work?