Spring Lake

The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: “Explore Spring Lake’s Unique Ecosystem and History” - https://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/  

City of San Marcos – Spring Lake Natural Area: “Recreation and Conservation at Spring Lake” - https://www.sanmarcostx.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Spring-Lake-Natural-Area-55

National Geographic video on Spring Lake: “Exploring Ancient Springs in Texas” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQIvdlzdqeE 

Texas State Historical Association – Spring Lake: “A History of Spring Lake and Aquarena Springs” - https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/spring-lake-site

Texas State University – Archaeology of Spring Lake” - https://www.springlakearchaeology.txstate.edu/Archaeology-of-Spring-Lake.html

Edwards Aquifer Information on San Marcos Springs: “Understanding the San Marcos Springs and Edwards Aquifer System” - https://www.edwardsaquifer.net/sanmarcos.html

Spring Lake Archaeology Resources

1. Texas State University: “Exploring Spring Lake: The Archaeology and Culture of One of America’s Oldest communities” - It explores the geology, ecology, and archaeological aspects of Spring Lake, and also mentions recent excavations and the prehistoric chronology.  https://www.springlakearchaeology.txst.edu/ 
2. Texas State University: “Exploring Spring Lake: 2014 Spring Lake Data Recovery” : Detailed information on the latest archaeological excavations at Spring Lake, which shines a light on both prehistoric and historic periods - https://www.springlakearchaeology.txst.edu/archaeology-of-spring-lake.html
3. Index of Texas Archaeology: “Prehistoric Life along the Banks of Spring Lake: Results and Analysis of the Southwest Texas State Field Schools (1996–1998) at 41HY165, San Marcos, Hays County, Texas” -  https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2013/iss1/11/
4. Index of Texas Archaeology: “Underwater Archaeology at 41HY147, the Terrace Locality at Spring Lake” - https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita/vol2013/iss1/9/
5. The Texas Tribune: “Spring Lake Reveals Evidence of Early Human Habitation” - https://www.texastribune.org/2016/05/03/spring-lake-reveals-evidence-early-human-habitatio/

Sites with Similar Settings and Occupations as Spring Lake 

• Headwaters of the Comal Site in New Braunfels Archaeology- Located at the headwaters of the Comal River, this site contains a unique habitat and archeological evidence of long-term human habitation. There’s still an ongoing restoration effort to make it known in a cultural and environmental context in terms of education. “Headwaters of the Comal Archaeology” - https://headwatersatthecomal.com/the-headwaters/historical-information/archaeology/
• San Marcos Springs – One of the longest continuously inhabited places in North America, San Marcos Springs has provided a water source for human settlement for thousands of years - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_Springs

Comal Springs – The largest naturally occurring freshwater springs in Texas, Comal Springs has a rich history of human occupation and the significant to both indigenous people and later European settlers -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_Springs