Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians

Only got this book yesterday, but so far I am impressed by the knowledge contained within.

Great info just needs a new title and changes made

Has good photos. Got this asagift for a grandson.

This latest 3rd edition is a great reference for both the beginner & more advanced researcher. It will remain as my first 'go to' book before advancing to more 'in depth' references. Some drawbacks remain in this new edition. It still has no index or breakdown in a table of contents by type designation/names. While arranged alphabetically and separated into sections (dart points vs. true arrow points), my older editions became 'dog eared' by page flipping while searching. This is always a problem with typology reference books. Do we arranged it alphabetically, temporally or morphologically?Due to the larger print format, this edition will remain on my book shelve since it will no longer fit into my backpack on a field survey (in the publisher's defense it was never described as being a 'field guide'). This may be a good thing, with the great illustrations by Richard McReynolds, these pages should remain free of dirty, sweaty hands in the field. Since most information contained in this new revised edition can be found in the old, my older editions will continue traveling as my first 'go to' book.

Identifying artifacts we dug up at the dig sites!

Love this new updated version. I have the smaller field guide one with the same author. I love how this book is bigger and makes it more realistic in the sizes of the artifacts. I 100% recommend this book.

Excellent resource for TX lithic tool typologies. Some people crab about the book not being in color to show material types. I don’t mind the black n white sketches because they provide fine detail on flaking patterns which is important in typing a variety of TX points. Solid book, a must have for folks in South Central CRM.

I’m an amateur archeologist and Texas history buff. I found this book to be very informative on it’s subject matter, Stone Artifacts. Descriptions and uses as well as how they are made and repurposed to fit immediate needs. I found it most interesting as to where examples were found and the time frames in which they were used. Very helpful in identifying items I have found just lying on the surface, just about every place I’ve been in Texas and I’m a native Texan. The illustrations of examples found are very helpful but I would also like to have seen photos.

Este es un libro obligado para hacer tipologías de artetafactos líticos en el Noreste de México y Sur de Texas, especialmente para uso de arqueólogos u aficionados al anticuarismo. Recomendable 100%