ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2
THE HARROUN SITE
A Fulton Aspect Component of the Caddoan Area, Upshur County, Texas
By Edward B. Jelks and Curtis D. Tunnell
This report was prepared in accordancewith a Memorandum of Agreement betweenThe University of Texas and theNational Park Service providing forsalvage excavations in advance of constructionat Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir,Texas.
Department of Anthropology
The University of Texas • Austin, Texas • 1959
Foreword
Excavation and analysis of the Harroun Site were carried out in 1957,1958, and 1959 as a part of the nationwide Inter-Agency ArcheologicalSalvage Project. Mound A was excavated by the National Park Servicein 1957; Mounds B, C, and D were excavated by The University of Texasin 1958 and 1959 under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement betweenthe National Park Service and The University of Texas providingfor archeological salvage at Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir.
This report was prepared in accordance with the terms of the Memorandumof Agreement (Contract No. 14-10-333-422) and was submittedto the National Park Service in April, 1959, under the title, “The HarrounSite: A Fulton Aspect Component, Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir.” Asprovided in Article I (f) of the contract, the letter of transmittal fromThe University of Texas and the letter of acceptance from the NationalPark Service are here reproduced.
Letter of Transmittal
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas
April 16, 1959
Mr. Hugh M. Miller
Regional Director
National Park Service
P. O. Box 1728
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dear Mr. Miller:
Three copies of the report, The Harroun Site: A Fulton Aspect Component,Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir, by Edward B. Jelks and Curtis D.Tunnell, are enclosed herewith. This report is submitted in partial fulfillmentof the provisions of Contract No. 14-10-333-422, Article 1d,between the National Park Service and The University of Texas.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
T. N. Campbell, Director
Texas Archeological Salvage Project
Letter of Acceptance
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Region Three
Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 1, 1959
Dr. T. N. Campbell, Director
Texas Archeological Salvage Project
University of Texas
Austin 12, Texas
Dear Dr. Campbell:
Thank you for the three copies of the report, The Harroun Site: AFulton Aspect Component, Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir, by Edward B.Jelks and Curtis D. Tunnell.
Please convey our thanks to Messrs. Jelks and Tunnell for this excellentreport prepared under Contract No. 14-10-333-422. It is in keepingwith the fine work you are doing in the Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir.<