CBBS Director Dr. Bryon Schroeder, and CBBS Researcher and Assistant Professor of Anthropology Dr. Devin Pettigrew were interviewed for the New York Times on the 6,500-year-old weapon kit from San Esteban Rockshelter.
New York Times, April 4, 2025, by Livia Albeck-Ripka
The ancient weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting tools […]
2025 Sul Ross State University Archaeological Field School
May 28 to July 4, 2025
6 credit hours (3 ten-day field sessions)
This course will provide students first-hand experience doing archaeological fieldwork in the Texas Big Bend. Our primary work will […]
The interview lasts 6 minutes and 01 seconds.
The terrain of Texas never ceases to reveal hidden treasures of the past. In fact, just this last December, a West […]
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine March 6, 2025, story by Louie Bond
It might seem like only bits of sticks and rock in a cave, but the discovery of a pristinely preserved hunting kit is shining a new light on the fascinating lives of West Texas’ earliest residents.
Deep inside that […]
Although he was searching for deer, a hunter at the O2 Ranch (a privately owned ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties) found something very different and a little puzzling.
Could it be a mammoth tusk? In West Texas?
“I was skeptical when a deer hunter showed me a picture of what […]
Big Bend Sentinel October 22, 2024, story by Alexis Wolfe
ALPINE— Devin Pettigrew, who recalls his childhood habit of stalking squirrels in the woods in Arkansas, is now a visiting assistant professor at the Center for Big Bend Studies’ anthropology department at Sul Ross University. This fall, he teaches a course […]
Morning AgClips, February 3, 2025, story by Louie Bond
As Texans continue to choose corn as a major food ingredient of choice — happily consuming street tacos and enchiladas and tortilla chips by the ton — research from a new study finds that corn also holds many answers to the […]
Sul Ross News, May 28, 2024, story by Louie Bond
By its nature, archaeology spans generations and political boundaries. Archaeologists labor in the excavated footsteps of their predecessors, who searched for history and culture in the lands now called Texas and Mexico. Earlier this month, the Center for Big Bend […]
Big Bend Times, November 17, 2023, story by David Flash
Sul Ross State University is proud to announce the recipients of its distinguished awards for outstanding scholarship, service, and commitment for the 2023 term. These accolades, coordinated by the Office of the Provost, highlight the exceptional contributions of faculty […]
