Tim Perttula is Manager of Environment & Archaeology, LLC, based in Austin, Texas, Research Associate in Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, New York and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University. He has many years’ experience in commercial archaeology and has extensive research interests, especially in all facets of the Caddo archaeological and native history record with a particular focus on the archaeological and native history of Caddo Indian peoples in East Texas.