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Journal Article
The Stone Site: A Waco Indian Village Frozen in Time
2008
Overview
The Stone site (41ML38), referred to as \"El Quiscat's Village\" by renchman turned Spanish explorer, Athanase de Mézères, is located on the horseshoe bend of the Brazos River, north of present day Waco. It is the last remaining of several documented Waco Indian village sites in the area from the 1770s. The personal journal of de Mézères confirms his visit to the village in 1772, 1778, and again in 1779. But in 1786, the explorer found the village abandoned. This gives archaeologists an exclusive chance to study the impact of European contact over a short time frame, by studying the archaeological record of both trade and native made goods from the site. Researchers found almost equal amounts of French and Spanish goods, including large quantities of weaponry parts as well as articles for ornamentation. But as important as the trade goods recovered, was the lack of certain types of objects such as pottery and cookware.
