Bill Text: TX HR2245 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2245 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR2245-Introduced.html
  84R23670 BPG-D
 
  By: Guillen H.R. No. 2245
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Live Oak County Historical Commission hosted the
  dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Loma Sandia
  Prehistoric Cemetery in Live Oak County on April 19, 2015; and
         WHEREAS, A late Middle Archaic burial ground and campsite,
  the Loma Sandia site was discovered in 1973 by archeologists from
  the Texas Department of Transportation working in advance of the
  construction of Interstate Highway 37; the skeletal remains of more
  than 200 individuals have been recovered, and strata analysis
  indicated that burials occurred from 850 to 550 B.C., when a number
  of tribes sharing a Coahuiltecan language dialect occupied the area
  from present-day San Antonio to Mexican Coahuila and Tamaulipas;
  and
         WHEREAS, Research at the Loma Sandia site has led
  archeologists to revise theories about the ancient peoples of South
  Texas; previously, scholars believed that most burials in the
  region's interior were isolated graves left by small, constantly
  moving bands; however, the size of the Loma Sandia cemetery and the
  evidence offered by mortuary items found there indicate that the
  culture, while itinerant, was more communal, with groups encamping
  periodically for religious and funeral rituals within fixed
  territories over a period of several hundred years; and
         WHEREAS, Artifacts found at the site also reveal slowly
  developing sophistication in the making of tools; in addition, the
  items excavated, including marine shells and shark teeth, show
  interaction with groups on the Gulf Coast, as well as a lesser
  degree of communication with groups in Central Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery has provided a
  wealth of information about the early inhabitants of South Texas,
  and recognition from the Texas Historical Commission underscores
  the importance of this site in advancing knowledge of a bygone
  civilization; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of the Official Texas
  Historical Marker for the Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery and
  commend the efforts of those involved in securing this designation;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the historical commission as an expression of high
  regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
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