Papers by Paul Eubanks
Potter's Pond (16WE76) is a Caddo salt processing site located in the southeastern Caddo Homeland... more Potter's Pond (16WE76) is a Caddo salt processing site located in the southeastern Caddo Homelands (i.e., northwest Louisiana) in the northern section of Lake Bistineau. This site, along with the Upper Lick (16WN30) and the Little Lick (16NA11) at Drake's Salt Works roughly 70 km to the southeast, is one of the region's most important salines. Although the Upper and Little licks have received some archaeological attention in recent years, our understanding of Caddo salt production in the southeastern Caddo Homelands remains incomplete given that Potter's Pond has not been thoroughly investigated due to its location beneath modern-day Lake Bistineau. However, the site has been the subject of some scholarly attention, including one formal survey conducted before the 1930s construction of the Lake Bistineau dam, which created the lake as it exists today. This survey was completed by Arthur C. Veatch (1902:81-89), who in addition to mapping the site (Figure ) and discussing its geology and role during the Civil War, noted the presence of an Indigenous salt making operation.1 Over half of a century later, when the water levels were sufficiently low, Clarence Webb of Shreveport, Louisiana, visited the site and excavated a small test unit with Pete Gregory. Their excavations recovered one burned heron bone and an assortment of shell-tempered pottery sherds (Pete Gregory, personal communication 2023).2 These materials are not described in print, but most, if not all, of the recovered pottery was examined by the primary author in 2011 during a visit to Northwestern State University where the collection is housed (Eubanks 2011). In the early 1980s, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) initiated a 7-ft (2.1 m) drawdown of Lake Bistineau, and during the winter of 1983-1984 the lower water levels made it possible for Claude McCrocklin and volunteers from the Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) to access the site. McCrocklin (1985:3-4) published a brief description of this work in the Arkansas Archeological Society's Field Notes newsletter. The materials collected from this project were washed and sorted, but a formal analysis was never published. In preparation for a regional archaeology program report, Jeffrey Girard (2006:54-63) re-examined the LAS materials at Southern Arkansas University (SAU) in Magnolia. He was also able to revisit the site and the adjoining parts of Lake Bistineau in the fall of 2005 and again in the fall
When French explorers first arrived in northwest Louisiana, the local Caddo Indians had already e... more When French explorers first arrived in northwest Louisiana, the local Caddo Indians had already earned a reputation for being important players in the salt trade. Likewise, many western Caddo groups living near the southern Plains were known for their involvement in the horse trade. In the first part of this paper, the relationship between the local salt industry and the introduction of the horse is considered. It is suggested that at least some of the salt made in northwest Louisiana was being fed to horses and other livestock acquired either directly or indirectly from the Spanish. In addition to its potential effect on the salt trade, the introduction of the horse in the southern Plains also spurred an increase in theft and raiding. Historical data suggest that Caddo salt producers may have been worried about such activities from hostile groups like the Osage and Chickasaw. In the second part of this paper, it is argued that these Caddos may have tried to discourage raiding by using salt licks bordered by waterways, by working in close proximity to other salt producers, and by traveling long distances to reach well-protected salt production sites.
Southeastern Archaeology, 2014
Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2015
Early and Middle Woodland Landscapes of the Southeast, 2013
Calls by Paul Eubanks
by Marius Alexianu, Antonio Malpica Cuello, Olivier Weller, Inês Amorim, David Bloch, Robin Brigand, Cristina Carusi, Paul Eubanks, Alfons Fíguls Alonso, jayaram gollapudi, Elisa Guerra Doce, Cavruc (Kavruk) Valeriu (Valerii), Igor Lyman, Heather McKillop, Leandro Sánchez Zufiaurre, and Noelia Tofé Call for Papers
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SALT
12–15 September 20... more Call for Papers
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SALT
12–15 September 2018, Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain
vallesalado.com/congressalt
Dear colleagues,
We are glad to invite you the attend the “Third International Congress on the Anthropology of Salt”, organized between the 12th and 15th of September 2018, in Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain — vallesalado.com/congressalt
Please print and share this call with anyone who might be interested in attending, and this includes not only anthropologists and archaeologists, but also historians, geographers, linguists, and specialists from any domain researching common salt.
You can find more information on the event on its dedicated webpage: vallesalado.com/congressalt [ENG] / vallesalado.com/congresosal [ESP]
The Scientific Committee
Book chapters by Paul Eubanks
Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean: History and Archaeology, 2021
Uploads
Papers by Paul Eubanks
Calls by Paul Eubanks
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SALT
12–15 September 2018, Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain
vallesalado.com/congressalt
Dear colleagues,
We are glad to invite you the attend the “Third International Congress on the Anthropology of Salt”, organized between the 12th and 15th of September 2018, in Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain — vallesalado.com/congressalt
Please print and share this call with anyone who might be interested in attending, and this includes not only anthropologists and archaeologists, but also historians, geographers, linguists, and specialists from any domain researching common salt.
You can find more information on the event on its dedicated webpage: vallesalado.com/congressalt [ENG] / vallesalado.com/congresosal [ESP]
The Scientific Committee
Book chapters by Paul Eubanks
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF SALT
12–15 September 2018, Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain
vallesalado.com/congressalt
Dear colleagues,
We are glad to invite you the attend the “Third International Congress on the Anthropology of Salt”, organized between the 12th and 15th of September 2018, in Salinas de Añana, Basque Country, Spain — vallesalado.com/congressalt
Please print and share this call with anyone who might be interested in attending, and this includes not only anthropologists and archaeologists, but also historians, geographers, linguists, and specialists from any domain researching common salt.
You can find more information on the event on its dedicated webpage: vallesalado.com/congressalt [ENG] / vallesalado.com/congresosal [ESP]
The Scientific Committee