2000 BC–AD 1700 (Late Archaic to Late Pre-Contact period)
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions
Expedition
Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition (1928 -1929)
Expedition leader
Edwin Francis Coffin (E. F. Coffin), Non-Indian, 1883-1946
Expedition sponsor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Excavated in 1929 during the Mrs. Thea Heye Texas Expedition, led by Edwin F. Coffin (1883-1946, MAI staff member) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Bee Cave Canyon (Eagle Canyon) Rockshelter; Brewster County; Texas; USA