CAR in the 2000s
The Twin Buttes Reservoir Survey covered 10,195 acres near San Angelo, Texas. CAR recorded 178 new archaeological sites and revisited 21 others. Read more in An Archaeological Survey of Twin Buttes Reservoir, Tom Green County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 300, Volume I; Archaeological Survey Report, Volume II; and Archaeological Survey Report, Volume III by Raymond P. Mauldin and David L. Nickels.
CAR continued to participate in projects in downtown San Antonio and at the missions, including:
- Archaeological Excavation of the Priest Quarters, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, 41BX4, San Antonio, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 295 by Jose E. Zapata, Maureen J. Brown, and Jeffrey J. Durst
- Archaeological Testing in the Mission Concepcion Courtyard (41BX12), San Antonio, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 304 by Kristi H. Miller and Barbara A. Meissner
- San Antonio Mission Trails Statewide Transportation Enhancement Project, Volume I Construction Package 1: Archeological Investigations at Mission San Francisco de la Espada (41BX4), City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 308 by Diane A. Cargill, Barbara A. Meissner, Anne A. Fox, and I. Waynne Cox
- San Pedro Springs Park Improvements: Archaeological Testing and Monitoring at 41BX19, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 331 by Jose E. Zapata and Barbara A. Meissner
- Archaeological Survey for the Proposed St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's Home Expansion, City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 342 by Richard B. Mahoney
- Archeological Testing Associated with the Stabilization of the Convento at Mission San Juan Capistrano (41BX5), San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Archaeological Report, No. 358 by Karla J. Cordova, Antonia L. Figueroa, Kristi M. Ulrich, and Johanna M. Hunziker
In 2003, Raymond P. Mauldin published Exploring Drought in the San Antonio Area Between 1700 and 1979, Special Report, No. 29.
Anne A. Fox and Kristi M. Ulrich publish a guide to Spanish Colonial Texas ceramics, Special Report, No. 33 in 2008.
...in projects around Texas, including:
- Archaeological Investigations at Mission Espiritu Santo (41GD1), Goliad County, Texas, Archaeological Report, No. 356 by Kristi M. Ulrich, Antonia L. Figueroa, Jennifer L. Thompson, Anne A. Fox, Johanna M. Hunziker, Steve A. Tomka, and Cynthia M. Munoz
- National Register Eligibility Testing of 41MM340 and 41MM341, along Little River, Milam County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 303 by Richard B. Mahoney and Steve A. Tomka
- Data Recovery Excavations at 41MM340: A Late Archaic Site along Little River in Milam County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 340 by Richard B. Mahoney, Steve A. Tomka, Raymond P. Mauldin, Harry J. Shafer, Lee C. Nordt, Russell D. Greaves, and Rebecca R. Galdeano
CAR became a State certified curation facility in July, 2006. CAR has over 2,500 accessioned projects from both public and private sources from 193 Texas counties, including the Bureau of Reclamation, Joint Base San Antonio, and the National Park Service. About half of these accessions contain artifacts and records, and the others only records.
CAR archaeologists monitored improvements to roads near Corpus Christi, Texas near a prehistoric site and cemetery. Learn more in The Cayo del Oso Site (41NU2) Volume I: A Historical Summary of Explorations of a Prehistoric Cemetery on the Coast of False Oso Bay, Nueces County, Texas and Volume 2: Results of Archeological Monitoring of Spur 3, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 2000-2007.
..and for the Texas National Guard:
....at Fort Wolters, where data recovery excavations at 41PR44 where the site was continuing to be impacted by military activities. See Data Recovery Excavations at 41PR44, Fort Wolters, Parker County, Texas, Archaeological Report, No. 369 by Raymond P. Mauldin and Antonia L. Figueroa
...at Camp Maxey, describing a pedestrian survey of 5,000 acres to identify archaeological sites in Camp Maxey II: A 5,000 Acre Cultural Resource Survey of Camp Maxey, Lamar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 312 by Anthony S. Lyle, Steve A. Tomka and Timothy K. Perttula
Camp Maxey III: Archaeological Testing of 23 Prehistoric Sites, Lamar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 314 by Richard B. Mahoney
Camp Maxey IV: Archaeological Testing of Six Sites, Lamar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 326 by Richard B. Mahoney, Steve A. Tomka, Jason D. Weston, and Raymond P. Mauldin
Camp Maxey V: Archaeological Testing of Seven Sites on the Camp Maxey Training Facility, Lamar County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 330 by Russell D. Greaves
...at Camp Bowie examining over 9,000 acres of a pedestrian survey in Cultural Resources Inventory of Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 317 by Alan J. Wormser and Shellie Sullo-Prewitt
An Archaeological Survey of 90 Acres at Camp Bowie, Brown County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 319 by Raymond P. Mauldin and Cory J. Broehm
Ranchers, Farmers, Soldiers, and the CCC: The Background for Seven Historical Sites at Camp Bowie, Brown County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 325 by John J. Leffler
Archaeological Survey of Three Land Parcels and Shovel Testing of Four Sites at Camp Bowie, Brown County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 328 by Russell D. Greaves
Archaeological Testing to Determine the National Register Eligibility Status of 18 Prehistoric Sites on Camp Bowie, Brown County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 334 by Raymond P. Mauldin, David L. Nickels, and Cory J. Broehm Volume I, Volume II
Archaeological Testing of Four Sites on Camp Bowie, Brown County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 335 by Jason D. Weston and Raymond P. Mauldin
...and at Camp Swift, where an examination of archaeological sites on the property was undertaken. See An Archaeological Inventory of Camp Swift, Bastrop County, Texas, Archaeological Survey Report, No. 316 edited by Barbara A. Meissner.
Before improvements were made to Loop 410 in San Antonio, archaeological testing at the Granberg site was conducted by CAR archaeologists in 2006. The results and additional research is published in Archaeological Significance Testing at 41BX17/271, the Granberg Site: A Multi-Component Site along the Salado Creek in Bexar County, Texas, Archaeological Report, No. 393 by Cynthia M. Munoz, Raymond P. Mauldin, Jennifer L. Thompson, and S. Christopher Caran.
In the 2000s, CAR was involved with or published on projects in 25 Texas counties.
