The Last Briscoe Dig!

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="049005f0ermwup.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Texas Amateur Archeological Association</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Amateur Archeological Association"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <B>The Last Briscoe Dig!</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> The Last Briscoe Dig!</div> <div>  Welcome to the TAAA's Electronic Newsletter!</div> <div> Just type unsubscribe and E-mail back if you do not wish to  receive this newsletter any longer!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> the last Briscoe dig!</div> <bR> <div> There have been many happenings since our last newsletter!</div> <bR> <div> But First.....</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>You should have received your new Texas Cache by now!  If you have not gotten it call  our 800# and report it now!  1-800- 725-6847 .  This is a line to report problems on.  It is our answering service.  If you need me, Bob Mc Williams to answer a specific question you must call 830-367-7012~  10 AM to 6 PM  M-F.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The next issue I am putting out is a continuation of the all photo issues .  The "Best of the Texas Cache Camera" over the last six years!  The next and final all photo issue is  dedicated to Texas Paleo and Bird (Arrow) points!  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>After that, Marc Land takes over publishing the Magazine and we go back to our normal format along with Marc's changes!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Last Briscoe Dig</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Larry Gay, from Houston shows off this wonderful needle tipped Friday he found early Saturday!</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Randy  Miller from Arlington found this Bell point with the ears clipped (as most are!)  None the less, it is a great ancient find!</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A close up of Randy's find!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Neil Nethery of "Houston" found two great pieces!  A 6000 year old Nolan and a 10,000 year CLASSIC HELL GAP!    Neil has had the most luck at this site since we started redigging the Briscoe Ranch! No wonder he keeps coming back from Houston!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="08e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Victor Bergia from Lubbock was not to be outdone!  He found this perfect  6000 year old LaJita!  The next photo shows you a close up of it!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Victor shows off his CLASSIC "LA JITA!"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09258c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Mark Petter from Katy (Houston, AGAIN! *!#, What's the deal! HAHA) shows off his highly patinated , at least 6000 year old Nolan!  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>,...and his closeup!!!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>...and the snowy white "other side!"</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Finally, from DALLAS (GO COWBOYS), Bill Cox found a translucent Nolan and Early Triangular.  The Awesome Crescent blade was found at this site but a few weeks earlier!  Let's look at it closer!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Folks, this is a GEM quality Crescent knife!  a Full 4" long!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This photo shows the color, the stripes, the cortex at the base and the nice tan tip!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Ed Roseman from San Antonio found these nice pieces at the dig!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="09e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Wayne Turley from Odessa found these two cool knives! The Crescent on the right is translucent with lightening bolt patination!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>                                      AND THE CLOSE UPS!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0a058c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>SUNDAYS DIG!  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> There were only two diggers, but I did not have anything else to  do so WE dug!  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0a258c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sunday, Willie Smith of San Antonio and Wayne Truly of Odessa had a BALL!  We had it to ourselves!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Willie found this AWESOME TRANSLUCENT DRILL AND AN UN- ID POINT!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0a458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>THE DRILL!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0a658c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>THE POINT!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0a858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>LOOK AT THE POINT ON THE RIGHT!  WITH MUD ON IT, THE PIECE LOOKS LIKE A 5" CLOVIS! BUT, EVEN WITH SOME PARALLEL FLAKING AND SOME GRINDING ON THE BASE, IT APPEARS TO BE ONLY AN EARLY ARCHAIC KNIFE! DANG, THAT OLD BAD LUCK!  haha</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>IN CASE YOU MISSED IT HERE ARE SOME PAST DIG PHOTOS!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> We have been finding some great pieces as we have reopened the Brisco dig site!  Everything there is just about 6 to 8 thousand years old!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0a980e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Not to be outdone Wayne Gulley found the "Blade II" at the second dig! This one of the finest Old knives I have ever seen!  It is at least 6000 years old.  Very patinated and has great flaking scars! I have included a photo of the thinness for you to see!  It is awesome!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0aae0800.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="640" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>A proud Wayne Gulley, from San Angelo, Texas</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ab80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Look at those flaking scars!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ac80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>How is that for thinness? Check out the bevel!  This is as fine as it gets!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The next photo is of Bill Cox's Crescent Blade found at the last Brisco Dig!  It is awesome!</div> <div> <IMG SRC="0ad585d0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Now that is a Crescent Knife!  ....and you can find yours too............  read on...</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  We are having a Backhoe sift at the Bird point site in San Angelo JUNE 10TH and 11TH!    The bird point mound produced some killer points!  OVER 2 INCH PERDIZ AND HARRELLS!  Call 830-367-7012 for more info!!!</div> <div> *********************************************</div> <bR> <div> <B>I have sold all the artifacts that I owned out of the museum!</B></div> <bR> <div> All TAAA member display pieces are still on display!  Nothing has changed, our phone number, e-mail, address all is the same. </div> <bR> <div> The museum has now been transformed into a buying and selling retail outlet along with the TAAA offices.  We will buy your artifacts or lend cash on them, just ask for details!!!</div> <bR> <div>  Come see us, but call first!</div> <bR> <div> Happy Hunting!</div> <bR> <div> Bob Mc Williams!</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>