Deep Time and the Texas High Plains: History and Geology (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)

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“Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly advisable reading.” —New Mexico Historical NotebookHumans have visited the Texas High Plains, and in particular the upper Brazos River region, for just about twelve thousand years. On the web page of the Lubbock Lake Landmark within the long Yellow House Draw, they camped, hunted game, and sought shelter from harsh winter weather.On this brief, readable history, Paul H. Carlson surveys the Lubbock Lake Landmark’s long geologic past, placing emphasis on human activity within the region and showing how early peoples adapted to shifting environmental conditions and changing animal resources.Yet this book is more than a history of the Landmark. Carlson places this significant national archaeological web page in broad point of view, connecting it to geology and history within the larger upper Brazos River drainage system and, by extension, the central Llano Estacado. The use of an interdisciplinary approach, Carlson consulted geological records; paleontological, anthropological, and archaeological reports; astrometrical and climatological studies; and histories of the region to succeed in back through deep time to explore the significance of the region to life at the Texas High Plains.“From the edge of eternity . . . astronomy, geology, anthropology, and history converge, forming the High Plains. An exciting library addition, classroom guide, or reference book, Paul Carlson’s easy-reading study is an adventure for everyone who explores the unique character of the Texas High Plains.” —Eddie Guffee, former curator of the Llano Estacado Museum
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