ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND ANTIQUITIES COMMISSION

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Kathleen M. Byrd State Archaeologist
Mr. Robert B. DeBlieux Assistant Secretary, Office of Program Development
Mr. Frank P. Simoneaux Secretary, Department of Natural Resources
Mr. Linton Ardoin Secretary, Department of Urban and Community Affairs

Appointed Members

Mr. William Baker
Mr. Fred Benton, Jr.
Mr. Brian Duhe
Dr. Lorraine Heartfield
Mr. Robert W. Neuman
Mrs. Lanier Simmons
Dr. Clarence H. Webb

This public document was published at an annual cost of $.30 per copy by Division of Administration, Administrative Services, P.O. Box 44095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 to make available to the citizens of Louisiana through publication information about prehistoric and historic archaeology under authority of La. R.S. 41:1601-1613. This material was printed in accordance with the standards for printing by state agencies established pursuant to RS. 43:31.

PRESERVING LOUISIANA’S LEGACY:
Everyone Can Help

Nancy W. Hawkins
Division of Archaeology

Editor’s Note

Louisiana’s cultural heritage dates back to approximately 10,000 B.C. when Paleo-Indian hunters entered the region in search of Pleistocene big game. Since that time, many other groups have settled in the area. Each of these groups has left evidence of its presence in the archaeological record. The Anthropological Study series published by the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism provides a readable account of various activities of these cultural groups.