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.
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 […]
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 […]
We are so proud to be honored by Sul Ross State University for our Archaeology Club and its student advisors. At the university’s annual award ceremony in May, the club won the “Rising Star Award” in the Student Organization category while Dr. Devin Pettigrew and Dr. Bryon Schroeder were selected […]
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.
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 […]
