Prehistory in the Lower Pecos: An Overview
Turpin SA. 1984. Prehistory in the Lower Pecos: An Overview. The University of Texas at Austin
This report contains information about the environmental setting of the Lower Pecos, archeological information, and historical data about the earliest populations of Paleoindians to pictographs found in the region. The Lower Pecos River Region has one of the best documented records of continuous human occupation in the New World. This area, surrounding the confluence of the Pecos and Devil's rivers with the Rio Grande, can also claim a diverse and complex body of Native American rock art. By far the majority of Lower Pecos archeological studies were sponsored by the National Park Service in anticipation of the construction of Lake Amistad. This report contains information about the environmental setting of the Lower Pecos, archeological information, and historical data about the earliest populations of Paleoindians to pictographs found in the region.