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The Hill Country Archeological Association is a group of avocational and professional archeologists from the area.  The  group meets on the third Saturday of Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept. And Nov.  The meetings are held at the Riverside Nature Center starting at 12:30 PM.   The mission of  HCAA is to survey and record details about archeologically significant sites before they are lost to the   rapidly increasing development of the Hill Country.  To accomplish this more effectively, we strive to cultivate public interest in, and knowledge about, the history and prehistory of this area.     BREAKING NEWS New Officers for 2012: Ron Holm, President; John Benedict, Vice President; Penny Bryant, Treasurer; Terry McTazggert, Secretary. At-Large Directors for 2012: Joseph Luther, Jimmy Hutto; Stephen Bishop. HCAA is now on Facebook!   HCAA T-shirts now available online JUST IN TIME- Archeology Books, DVDs, and Tools Available Here   NEW! HCAA SPEAKERS BUREAU NOW AVAILABLE - SEE LIST. HCAA NEWSLETTER                                           March 2010     March 2011     May 2011     July 2011     September 2011     November 2011     January 2012     March 2012     May 2012     HCAA HAPPENINGS REGULAR MEETING OF HCAA - 19 MAY 2012 - 12:00 Social; 1:00 PM PRESENTATION The speaker for May is Chuck Hixson. He is an archeologist with LCRA and a major figure in the Llano Uplift Archeological Society (LUAS). He will talk about LUAS' work in the Central Mineral Region. This will a good opportunity for HCAA members to get an idea of what is going on in granite country.   HCAA FIELD WORK Field work continues in Kerr County, Real County, Kimball County, Kendall County and Mason County. Project. For more information contact Steve Stoutamire. The HCAA Board of Directors has prepared a priority listing of field projects for 2012. Field work will commence this busy season as soon as hunters stop shooting at us and the weather gets a little warmer. For more information contact Steve Stoutamire.     MUST SEE Texas Beyond History Hot Rock Cooking at Honey Creek. The Archeology Channel Bill Hunt's Medicine Bottle Glass Index   "                                                                   For more information contact: Bryant Saner -- Phone: (830) 377-2024 Email: bsaner@hcarcheology.org     "“TOMB, n. The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it is considered no sin to break them open and rifle them, the famous Egyptologist, Dr. Huggyns, explaining that a tomb may be innocently "glened" as soon as its occupant is done "smellynge," the soul being then all exhaled. This reasonable view is now generally accepted by archaeologists, whereby the noble science of Curiosity has been greatly dignified.” Ambrose Bierce   WEB MASTER © 2011© 2012 Hill Country Archeological Association