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Item Architectural variability in the Caddo area of eastern Texas(2010-05) Schultz, Thomas Clay; Wilson, Samuel Meredith, 1957-; Creel, Darrell G.; Wade, Maria; Reilly, F. Kent; Denbow, JamesThis dissertation focuses on the nature of architectural space in the Caddo area of eastern Texas, in the southwestern portion of the Caddo archaeological area. The early European accounts and the archaeological record indicate there was a wide range in size, shape, form, and use of architectural space in the Caddo area. Buildings have a variety of structural attributes and may be found isolated or associated with plazas or earthen mounds. This dissertation is a detailed examination of this architectural diversity. The sites included in this study range from large multi-mound centers that have seen large-scale and long-term research, such as the George C. Davis site, to smaller hamlets and farmsteads. This study includes 265 structures from 31 sites located throughout the Pineywoods, Post Oak Savanna and Blackland Prairie of eastern Texas. This dissertation provides an examination of the structuring of architectural space by Caddo groups living in eastern Texas. Through a detailed examination of documentary, archaeological, and geophysical data, this research examines the nature of the Caddo built environment; how Caddo cultural space was created, maintained, and altered, and how this relates to broader Caddo society. The purpose of this dissertation is to provide descriptions and comparisons of Caddo architecture from eastern Texas to address three interrelated themes: cultural significance of architectural space to the Caddo, physical form of structures and construction attributes, and variation and change.Item La Harpe's 1719 Post on Red River and Nearby Caddo Settlements(Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, 0000-00-00) Mott Wedel, MildredItem Táyshas and Enemies: The Caddo and the Atlantic World, 800-1859(2023-05) Ross, BrianIn 1542, the first Europeans entered the territory of the Caddo, the indigenous peoples of northeastern Texas and adjacent areas. Over the next few centuries, the Caddo would be drawn into new economic, social, and cultural connections with both European and indigenous newcomers, connecting them to the growing “Atlantic world”. At the same time as they were drawn into the Atlantic world, the Caddo maintained much older and deeper connections with indigenous communities surrounding them. Despite the dramatic changes European colonialism brought to their homeland, the Caddo retained sovereignty, continuing to govern themselves and their lands. This paper seeks to explore how the Caddo were connected to the world around them, both before and after colonization, and to determine how the Caddo responded to and navigated the changes brought by the European invasion. To do so, I examine a variety of historical sources, including written European sources, modern-day archaeological data, and Caddo oral history, all of which document the era through different lenses and offer insight into Caddo connections and changes across time.