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Baumann Village Site
Home to Native Americans for Thousands of Years
Archeological analysis shows that this hilltop hosted Native American villages fairly continuously for the last 12,000 years until sometime in the 19th century including during the time of the Ranchería Grande. Panoramic views, abundant wildlife and proximity to the clear-water, year-round Pin Oak Creek made this an ideal village location. Proximity to the native trail, which became El Camino Real, made this an ideal location, not to mention a pass-through point along the vast Tejas Alliance trade network.
The Village Site is sometimes referred to as the Pin Oak Village Site to honor the settlers who came later to this location and named the surrounding area Pin Oak after the name they gave the major creek.
Archeological research at this site has been documented and many artifacts have been recovered. To protect the integrity of the site the land surface was restored to pre-research condition.
(Photo: Village in Binger, Oklahoma, taken around 1870 by William Soule. Edited.)
ARTIFACTs
During the Spanish Colonial time, Native Peoples' huts were built with thatched roofs and walls were made from branches.
Projectile points vary in age and design, but their main purposes were hunting and defense.
Stone arrow and spear points have been discovered from many periods.
Photo of stone points courtesy of Baumann family.
Evidence of Buildings
Stone food preparation utensils, like the metate and nut cracking rocks were found in the area.
Photo of metate and nut crackers courtesy of Baumann family.
Evidence of Buildings
Unearthed Post Support
Evidence of Buildings
Archeologists inferred that due to the deep sandy soils on the upland ridge that extended more than a meter deep, the people of Ranchería Grande likely used the ironstone cobbles to shore up the wooden poles within holes during initial construction and/or maintenance during the life of the structure.
Photo courtesy of Sergio and Melinda Iruegas, archaeologists at GTI Environmental, LLC.
Unearthed Post Support
Unearthed Post Support
Unearthed Post Support
Archeologists recognized that the 23 Nations of clan people living at Ranchería Grande ritually placed red, hematitic sandstone cobbles in post-holes during initial construction of homes to imbue life into the structures. The cultural norm, belief, and practice were uniform from the Brazos River to the Pecos River drainage.
Source: Sergio and Melinda Iruegas, archaeologists at GTI Environmental, LLC.