Shumla eNewsletters

2024

• October – You’re My Favorite Deputy
• September – The Rocks Speak
• August – Marvelous Revolving Door
• July – Magic Mud Boat
• June – Hats Off!
• May – School’s Out Forever
• April – Wonder that Binds Us
• March – Karen rings the bell!
• February – Who’s that Shumla baby?
• January – The lengths we go to

2023

• December – Shumla Scholars learn the ropes… and sandals and painted pebbles
• November – Sharing Shumla’s Methods and Archaeology Students in Mexico
• October – Quoth the Raven
• September – Hearthstone Progress: Where are we? What’s left?
• August – Fresh starts
• July – Into the Fire
• June – The ping and patter
• May – Making it look easy
• April – Two proud chemists and a new intern
• March – Many ways to get involved
• February – A meaningful consultation with Huichol Elders in Mexico
• January – Shumla’s 25th Birthday Party

2022

• December – 2023 Treks are posted and we have a surprise!
• November – Reflecting on our Shumla Scholars program
• October – Shumla shenanigans on a gorgeous west Texas fall day!
• September – What is passion + skill + ingenuity? Shumla!
• August – When it rains… it pours!
• July – Beating the heat at cool rock art sites
• June – A Hot Time for Welcomes and Farewells
• May – Exciting Hearthstone Project Update
• April – The Grandest Opening
• March – Spring Treks are in full bloom!
• February – Moving on up…literally!
• January – It may be freezing but we’re on fire

2021

• December – Spanish exhibit of Lower Pecos art
• November – Hearthstone – The Next Chapter
• October – Introducing the Hearthstone Project
• September – A New Year for Shumla Scholars
• August – Make Your Mark, Leave a Legacy
• July – Cooler weather is around the corner. Come Trek with us!
• June – New treks, new interns, new interpretive research
• May – Reunited
• April – Your next adventure awaits!
• March – Shumla in a nutshell
• February – Snow dragon, snow pyramid, snow panther…
• January – Hallowed Ground

2020

• December – Ho Ho How many sites preserved? 
• November – Can’t Fight this Feline Anymore
• October – Other Worldly Beings?
• September – The Hills Are Alive…With Purple Cenizo
• August – Hellos and Goodbyes…and Porcupines
• July – Two Ships Pass in the Night
• June – Can you feel the heat?
• May – We’re back in the field again!
• April – Archaeology from home?
• March – In memory of a dear friend of Shumla
• February – The Summerlee Foundation will fund the 2020 Match Challenge!
• January – Here We Grow!

2019

• December – National Geographic Awards Shumla a Conservation Grant
• November – A Network that Really Works
• October – National Science Foundation supports Shumla’s laboratory
• September – On a Personal Note…
• August – It’s ON! 
• July – Where Are We Now?  
• June – 30 Days, 14 Students, 5 Rock Art Sites, 1 Successful Field School 
• May – Off to Roam with the Buffalo
• April – Taking This Show on the Road
• March – The Men and Women Behind the Curtain
• February – Recognizing a Shumla Hero
• January – Guess who has good news!

2018

• December – These elves won’t stay on their shelves
• November – Did Archaic people eat turkey?
• October – Featured on CNN’s Parts Unknown
• September – Summerlee Foundation will fund the match!
• August – Hot, hot, hot!
• July – New Digs… And a Visit from The Getty!
• June – Shumla Turns 20… and Receives Congressional Recognition
• April/May – Shumla Goes to Washington
• March – Great Bones
• February – Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop. Alexandria Update!
• January – A Lifetime Achievement Award and a new blog

2017

• December – Meet Taco… and help us meet the match!
• November – Rock Art Recording in the Digital Age
• October – Smells like molasses, tastes like soap…
• Aug/Sept – Excuses, excuses
• July – The Adventure Begins…
• June – Fingers Crossed!
• May – Final Endowment Gift Means New Start
• April – Liquid Nitrogen, Blow Torches and Plasma
• March – On Location from Vancouver
• February – Support from National Geographic!
• January – We’ve Got Chemistry

2016

• December – Oh, Christmas Cactus
• November – A Possible Dream
• October – A Good Cry
• September – Introducing the Alexandria Project
• August – Here’s to New Beginnings
• July – The Adventure of Science
• June – Together We Can Do So Much…
• May – Seeing with New Eyes
• April – Shumla Ventures into “Groundbreaking” and “Illuminating” Territory
• March – Something Incredible is Waiting…
• February – Painter’s Secrets Lead to More Questions
• January – Cutting-edge Technology Leads to Discovery
• January – eNews FLASH – YOU DID IT!

2015

• December – Happy Holidays and Bittersweet Farewells
• November – So much to be thankful for
• October – It was a dark and stormy weekend…
• September – New Shumla Scholars and Shumla’s Showing at TAS
• August – Doing What We Do BEST!
• July – The Fabulous Four and Taming the Beast
• June – Meet Shumla Again for the First Time
• May – Shumla Scholars Soar!
• April – Shumla’s Jet-setting Staff
• March – Meet Our New Executive Director
• February – Shumla South of the Border