ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES, NO. 2
THE HARROUN SITE
A Fulton Aspect Component of the Caddoan Area, Upshur County, Texas
By Edward B. Jelks and Curtis D. Tunnell
This report was prepared in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement
between The University of Texas and the National Park Service providing
for salvage excavations in advance of construction at Ferrell’s Bridge
Reservoir, Texas.
Department of Anthropology
The University of Texas • Austin, Texas • 1959
Foreword
Excavation and analysis of the Harroun Site were carried out in 1957,
1958, and 1959 as a part of the nationwide Inter-Agency Archeological
Salvage Project. Mound A was excavated by the National Park Service in
1957; Mounds B, C, and D were excavated by The University of Texas in
1958 and 1959 under the terms of a Memorandum of Agreement between the
National Park Service and The University of Texas providing for
archeological salvage at Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir.
This report was prepared in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum
of Agreement (Contract No. 14-10-333-422) and was submitted to the
National Park Service in April, 1959, under the title, “The Harroun
Site: A Fulton Aspect Component, Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir.” As
provided in Article I (f) of the contract, the letter of transmittal
from The University of Texas and the letter of acceptance from the
National Park Service are here reproduced.
Letter of Transmittal
The University of Texas
Austin, Texas
April 16, 1959
Mr. Hugh M. Miller
Regional Director
National Park Service
P. O. Box 1728
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dear Mr. Miller:
Three copies of the report, _The Harroun Site: A Fulton Aspect
Component, Ferrell’s Bridge Reservoir_, by Edward B. Jelks and Curtis D.
Tunnell, are enclosed herewith. This report is submitted in partial
fulfillment of the provisions of Contract No. 14-10-333-422, Article 1d,
between the National Park Service and The University of Texas.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
T. N. Campbell, Director
Texas Archeological Salvage Project
Letter of Acceptance
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