Middle Archaic People of the Eastern Trans-Pecos Texas

By 4,500 years ago, the vast lands of the Stockton Plateau and Basin and Range country south and west of the Pecos River in Texas had been transformed into a desert. People of the Middle Archaic period were the beneficiaries of more than 4,000 years of adaptation and technological innovation by their forebears. They were very successful hunters and gatherers with a rich material culture and strong social network. They left their mark at over 500 known sites in the eastern Trans-Pecos. This work attempts the first synthesis for these people since Robert J. Mallouf completed one 35 years ago with only 106 sites at his disposal.