Elton R. Prewitt,
President of the Board

Registered Professional Archeologist

Education:
May 1962 — Kirbyville High School, Kirbyville, Texas

August 1974 — B.A., Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin

August 1983 — M.A., Geography, The University of Texas at Austin

Selected Memberships:
Texas Archeological Society,
Council of Texas Archeologists,
Society for American Archaeology,
Register of Professional Archeologists,
Society for Historical Archaeology,
American Cultural Resources Association, and
American Anthropological Association

Professional Experience:
Adjunct Lecturer in Anthropology, Texas State University (2006–present)

Independent Consultant (2002–present);

Research Fellow, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin (2002–present);

President, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., Consulting Archeologists, Austin, Texas (1979–2002);

Senior Staff Archeologist, Texas Archeological Survey (1972–1979);

Archeological Crew Chief, Texas Highway Department (1971);

Archeological Assistant, Office of the State Archeologist (1968, 1970);

Archeological Assistant, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (1968–1969); and,

Archeological Assistant, Texas Archeological Salvage Project (1963–1970)

Research Interests:
Prehistoric cultures of Texas and adjacent areas;
remote sensing of archeological data;
hunter-gatherer cemetery practices;
projectile point morphology; and,
regional chronologies in Texas

Professional Papers, Lectures and Talks Delivered:   86 (21 papers, 24 lectures, 41 talks)

Professional Reports, Monographs and Journal Articles:
77 (sole author of 36)

Selected Honors:
Board of Directors, Shumla School (2002–present; President 2004–present);

Texas Antiquities Advisory Board (1995–2005; Vice-Chair 1997–2005);

Grievance Coordinator, Register of Professional Archaeologists (1999–2000);

Board of Directors, American Cultural Resources Association (1999–2001);

Archeologist of the Year, Texas Historical Commission (1994);

Fellow, Texas Archeological Society (bestowed 1990);

President, Texas Archeological Society (1986);

State Board of Review, National Register of Historic Places (1984–1990; Vice-Chair 1986, 1988, 1989; Chair 1990);

President, Council of Texas Archeologists (1983);

President, University Anthropological Society (1970–1971); and,

Vice-President, The University of Texas Archeological Society (1964)

Thesis Title:
Remote Sensing of Archeological Remains in the Stockton Plateau Region of Texas:  An Experiment in Site Recognition and Prediction

Selected Publications:
Excavations at the Terri and Lightfoot Sites, Proctor Reservoir, Comanche County, Texas.   Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society 35:143-187. 1964

Archeological Investigations at the Loeve-Fox Site, Williamson County, Texas.   Research Report 49.   Texas Archeological Survey, The University of Texas at Austin. 1974

Cultural Chronology in Central Texas.  Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society 52:65–89. 1981

(with Douglas K. Boyd and others) Phase I Cultural Resources Investigations at Justiceburg Reservoir on the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River, Garza and Kent Counties, Texas. Reports of Investigations 66 (2 vols.). Prewitt and Associates, Inc., Austin. 1989