Widmer, Randolph J.2022-08-092022-08-09May 20222022-04https://hdl.handle.net/10657/10749Settlers moving into new and unfamiliar lands most likely feel a level of anxiety about moving into the unknown. This thesis proposes that this is true of settlers moving into Texas. This thesis also proposes that the manifestation of that anxiety is through settlers incorporating defense on their dwellings. In order to demonstrate this through archaeology, a list of archaeological correlates has been formed through research using cross-cultural comparisons with Australia. The correlates generated fall into four categories: context, landscape, architecture, and material remains.application/pdfengThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).Texas ArchaeologySettler AnxietyDefense2022-08-09Thesisborn digital