The Homer Mills Endowment honors a man who loved archaeology and generously supported our work. His discoveries, including the oldest archaeological site in West Texas (Genevieve Lykes Duncan Site), continue to inspire us today.
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Bill Adams, M.S.
Interim Director
Center for Big Bend Studies
Sul Ross State University
Ferguson Hall, Suite 114, Box C-71
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: 432-837-8904
Fax: (432) 837-8381
Email: bill.adams@sulross.edu
Curriculum […]
Texas Standard interviewed Big Bend Sentinel journalist Sam Karas on the return of ancestral remains to the Presidio community. We’re honored to have been part of the process that helped bring them […]
The interview lasts 5 minutes and 26 seconds.
Over a hundred people gathered around a burial site in Presidio on the first of this […]
Big Bend Sentinel, November 5, 2025, by Sam Karas
On Saturday morning, over 100 people gathered in Presidio to watch history in the making as seven sets of remains unearthed long ago by archaeologists were reinterred closer […]
Free Film Screening – Monday, October 20!
For three decades, those who love the history and archaeology of the Big Bend region have gathered at Sul Ross State University to share research, publications, artifacts and opinions. The fascinating story of this region has been unfolding through this annual collaboration during a two-day conference on the university’s Alpine […]
