Big Bend Sentinel: Native remains repatriated to Presidio in historic ceremony
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Big Bend Sentinel: Native remains repatriated to Presidio in historic ceremony

Big Bend Sentinel, November 5, 2025, by Sam Karas

Native remains repatriated to Presidio in historic ceremony

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 […]

New York Times: 6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Found in West Texas
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New York Times: 6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Found in West Texas

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New York Times: 6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Found in West Texas

New York Times, April 4, 2025, by Livia Albeck-Ripka

6,500-Year-Old Hunting Kit Found in West Texas

The ancient weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting tools […]

Secret of an Ancient Hunt: Cave discovery of a hunting kit yields a vivid glimpse into Big Bend history.
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Secret of an Ancient Hunt: Cave discovery of a hunting kit yields a vivid glimpse into Big Bend history.

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 […]

Sul Ross anthropology professor talks about the origins and misconceptions of hunting
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Sul Ross anthropology professor talks about the origins and misconceptions of hunting

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 […]