History
Books
"Lost Ones - White Man's Club: Schools, Race, and the Struggle of
Indian Acculturation."
Authors/Editors
Jacqueline Fear-Segal is a senior lecturer in American history at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, and the author of articles in the Journal of American Studies, American Studies International, and Critical Engagement.
The book was done by Dr. Jacqueline Fear-Segal
who wrote about the "Lost Ones?" they were our Lipan Apache’s great
cousins, lost during Mackenzie’s Raid. It has a story of our family,
Ramon Castro, Juanita and Calixtro Castro's Uncle.
Chapter 4 describes the capture of Ramon Castro's children by Ranald
Mackenzie. the chapter includes pictures of two children and Indian
School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania 1907.
The Book
Buckeye Knoll
A recently investigated cemetery dating to about 5300-4200 BC has revealed the existence of a relatively sophisticated and populous Early Archaic culture in the lower Guadalupe River Valley. Although only a portion of the Buckeye Knoll site (41VT98) has been excavated, the Buckeye Knoll cemetery is believed to have held at least 200 individuals, making it one of only three large mortuary sites known in North America that date 7,000-8,000 years ago. Among the varied grave offerings were elaborately ground and polished stone artifacts, such as bannerstones, plummets, and grooved quartzite stones, as well as other unusual artifacts made of non-local materials. Lead archeologist Robert A. Ricklis believes the evidence shows that the Buckeye Knoll peoples had extensive interaction with Archaic cultures of the greater Southeastern U.S. Such interaction and the existence of a large cemetery suggest that the hunter-gatherers living in the lower Guadalupe Valley 7,000 years ago were much more numerous and had established territories earlier than predicted by previous explanations. more...
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See related TBH exhibits and ancient places: Morhiss Mound, Loma Sandia, and Guadalupe Terrace sites.
Two articles published on April 2, 2006 in the Victoria Advocate tell more about Buckeye Knoll site and the reburial ceremony.
“A Complex People Lived Here 7,000 Years Ago,” by
David Tewes, reports on the Buckeye Knoll archeological findings.
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“Restoring Ancient Remains: Corporate America Helps Return
Ancestors to their Homes,” by Patrick Brendel, reports on the
Buckeye Knoll reburial ceremony.
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Replicas of some of the unusual Early Archaic grave offerings found at Buckeye Knoll are on display at the Museum of the Coastal Bend in Victoria.
View looking north up the Victoria Barge Canal toward the chemical plant formerly owned by the DuPont Corporation. The Buckeye Knoll site lies to the left in this photo. Much of the site had already been damaged or destroyed by the construction of the original barge canal. Plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to widen and deepen the canal led to the archeological discovery and investigation of an Early Archaic cemetery dating to over 7,000 years ago. TARL Archives. photo...
Victoria Advocate article by David Tewes reports on the Buckeye Knoll archeological findings. Note that the pictures show replicas, not the actual artifacts. Read more...
Victoria Advocate article by Patrick Brendel reports on the Buckeye Knoll reburial ceremony. Read more...