I am interested in the same question. There is a short article, "Cisterns in Texas" by Mark Denton, Current Archaeology in Texas, Vol. 13, No. 1, April 2011, that includes some typology and date ranges. Available online as a pdf: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/publications/current-archeology-april-2011.pdf Lucy Jones Senior Architectural Historian Cardno ENTRIX Riverview, Florida [log in to unmask]