Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1983 Page: 21
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a deposit of salt and alkali. The lake and nearby
draw were named for Col. Ronald S. MacKenzie (1840-1889).
During the 1870s, Col. MacKenzie led several U. S. Army
expeditions across the Staked Plains and fought a series
of Indian Battles. He was instrumental in bringing the
hostile tribes under control and opening this area to
settlement."
This is an undisturbed site, owned by Bill Hardburger. The flora
and fauna are typical of West Texas, including a prairie dog town.
Before actually going to the site, I gave three days of classroom
instruction. The topics studied included site surveying, artifact
identification, excavation techniques and tools, recording data,
preserving sites, and restoring artifacts, and terminology used in
archeology.
The fourth day we went to the field, and using the site survey-
ing instruction, we showed the students the highest concentration
of surface material. They chose the locations of the grids. We
used two meter grids. The location of the 1981 school was on the
southwest side of the draw that feeds into the lake, (Map, Figure A)
The 1982 school was on the northwest and southwest sides of the draw,
(Map, Figure B and C).
The materials found in the grids were very scarce. This did
not discourage or dampen their enthusiasm. They were just looking
forward to the next year.
The purpose of the Gifted and Talented Program is to introduce
these students to areas outside the ordinary school curriculum.
I feel we have given these students an introduction to a field,
which they may not have otherwise experienced.
Because of this summer program, I have been asked to visit
some of the lower grades to speak to them about archeology and
history of our area. We have now completed three years of the
course and the students coming into our school are now acquainted
with archeology. Perhaps in the future, our curriculum will
include an archeology class. Small as it may be, we now have
archeology in our school system.
The following is a list with line drawings of artifacts
found on the surface in 1981 and 1982.21
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Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 1983, book, 1984; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661464/m1/29/?q=+date%3A1945-1972: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern Federation of Archaeological Societies.