Presentations
Sharing Shumla’s Mission and ResearchBrowse our library of presentations on topics related to the rock art of the Lower Pecos. At Shumla, we travel the state, country and the world to share our mission and research at conferences, symposia, and with the general public.
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Alexandria Project
Lunch & Learn: What’s the Rush?
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: March 16, 2022
Presenters: Jessica Hamlin
A Look Back at the Alexandria Project
Presentation about Shumla’s endeavor to document and preserve the rock art of the Lower Pecos, and their experiences during the project.
Date: October 17, 2020
Presenter: Vicky Roberts
Now What? The Alexandria Project is Just the Beginning
Presentation on Shumla’s plans beyond the project, including the sharing of all the newly accumulated rock art data.
Date: October 17, 2020
Presenters: Audrey Lindsay & Tim Murphy
The Alexandria Project
Webinar for Colorado Rock Art Association
Date: May 21, 2018
Presenters: Charles Koenig, Project Archeologist; Amanda Casteneda, Assistant Project Archeologist
Iconographic & Interpretive Analyses
Lunch & Learn: Color Engenders Life: The White Shaman Mural
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: July 19, 2023
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Soul Expressions: Speech and Breath in the Rock Art of the Lower Pecos
Webinar for Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC.
Note: presentation begins at min. 1:25
Date: January 6, 2023
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Introduction to the Visual Culture of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands
Webinar for Colorado Rock Art Association.
Note: presentation begins at min. 2:09
Date: November 2, 2022
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Lunch & Learn: The Skill and Genius of Ancient Artists
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: February 16, 2022
Presenter: Jessica Hamlin
Lunch & Learn: Saving Texas’s Oldest History Books
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: July 13, 2022
Presenter: Jessica Hamlin
Lunch & Learn: Rock Art 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: September 15, 2021
Presenter: Jessica Hamlin
A Painted Landscape Myth and Ritual in Lower Pecos Rock Art
Public lecture at UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archeology. Note: presentation begins at min. 11:10
Date: February 12, 2019
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
El Estilo Lower Pecos de Arte Rupestre
Translation: Layers of Meaning: Border Canyonlands Archeological Project.
Note: sound begins at 7 min.
Date: February 18, 2015
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Estilo Lower Pecos pt. 2
Presented in both English and Spanish
Date: February 18, 2015
Presenter: Carolyn Boyd
Chemical Analyses
Chemical Archaeology of Lower Pecos Pictographs
Radiocarbon dating of rock art (pictographs) in southwest Texas. Presented as part of ARARA online lecture series.
Date: July 11, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
Portable X ray fluorescence Analyses at the Meyers Spring Pictograph Site
Originally presented at the 2019 American Rock Art Research Association Annual Conference in Flagstaff, AZ
Date: May 14, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
Radiocarbon Dating the Red Linear Style within the Guadalupe Mountains & Lower Pecos Canyonlands
Originally presented at the 2018 American Rock Art Research Association Annual Conference in Grand Junction, CO
Date: April 27, 2020
Presenter: Karen Steelman
Hearthstone Project
Shumla’s Past, Present, and Future
Pictures and stories of Shumla’s beginnings, our years of growth impact, where we are today and where we are headed in our next great 25 years.
Date: February 15, 2023
Presenter: Jessica Hamlin
Lunch & Learn: Examining Process – A Compositional Analysis of Pecos River Style Murals
Shumla’s Monthly Lunch & Learn presentation.
Date: November 16, 2022
Presenter: Ashley Busby