In the Field at Halo Shelter
In this installment we take you with us into the field. Join us in Halo Shelter! We’ll share a couple of tricks of the trade and some unexpected findings that resulted from our 14 days in front of this incredible panel.
Our Research Plans
Is Pecos River Style mural art a surviving manifestation of core beliefs that formed the basis for later Aztec, Toltec, and Olmec religions? If this is true, then regardless of group affiliation, any person with a working knowledge of the transcendent myths informing the art could read the murals.
Introducing the Hearthstone Project
Introducing the Hearthstone Project The Hearthstone Project is a collaboration between Texas State University and Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center. The project is anchored in both science and the humanities, combining two research and preservation...
Summer 2021 Shumla Internship Experience: Part 2
Summer 2021 Shumla Internship Experience: Part 2 Before you read on, be sure to check out Summer 2021 Shumla Internship Experience: Part 1 to see how this story began! As fun as field days are, the lab is where I truly flourished. My first month was spent learning...
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 II: X-Ray Blasts that Highlight the Distant Past
By Bec Heyman
Hi everyone! Bec here again to share some more information about pXRF and how we use it in the field! In my last blog post, (“Science in Translation Part I: What is Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy?”), …