Summer 2021 Shumla Internship Experience: Part 1
Summer 2021 Shumla Internship Experience: Part 1 I’m Jesse Velasco and am honored to have been a Shumla Intern from June 2021-August 2021. I graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a degree in chemistry in May of 2021. After graduation, I was ready for...
Science in Translation Part III: pXRF, Pigments, and Pebbles, Oh My!
By Bec Heyman & Karen Steelman
Hi everyone! This post is about how Shumla uses pXRF to study prehistoric paintings….This time we’ll be talking about mobiliary or portable art objects aptly named painted pebbles from the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of southwest Texas.
Science in Translation Part I: What is Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy?
Science in Translation Part I: What is Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy? Helpful Abbreviation Key! pXRF: Portable X-ray Fluorescent Spectroscopy XRD: X-ray Powder Diffraction PRS: Pecos River Style Introduction There are a lot of things about reading...
Keep Calm and Love Plasma Oxidation
Keep Calm and Love Plasma Oxidation Hey, Shumla family! Rudy Banny here. I had the pleasure of interning with the Shumla team from January to March of 2020, training with Dr. Karen Steelman in Shumla’s Archaeological Chemistry Laboratory. During this time, I had the...