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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sul Ross News, November 7, 2023, story by Betse Esparza
Four faculty members at Sul Ross State University have been selected for awards for outstanding scholarship, service and commitment for the 2023 term.
The awards are coordinated by the Office of the Provost while recipients are nominated by their faculty peers […]
The Ellen Sue Turner Memorial Fund has been established by the CBBS to honor her for her many contributions to Texas archaeology.
She was very passionate about research and educational pursuits in this field, and this initiative would be another way
her […]
The Alpine Avalanche, July 13, 2006
Three students at Sul Ross State University learned a different twist to being a “Lobo” this summer when they spent four weeks at the “Wolf Den.”
Ashley Baker, Alpine; Jessie Nowak, Granbury; and Dawnella Petrey, Miles, enrolled in the summer session of Archaeology Field School, […]
The Odessa American, August 11, 2006
ALPINE – Project archaeologists William “Andy” Cloud and John Seebach recently joined other professionals during a career-night presentation at Kokernot Lodge.
More than 30 seventh-grade students from Pecos and Balmorhea shuffled from table to table, where various professionals from a lawyer to an information-technology specialist […]
