Intern Madeline Okkonen’s Blog Post

Intern Madeline Okkonen’s Blog Post

Former Shumla Intern, Madeline Okkonen, recalls her experience as an intern in San Marcos in the spring of 2023. She retells her time on an archive research and mapping project as well as fieldwork training with the crew to learn about the Shumla Method of Rock Art Documentation.

Carolyn and Phil’s Mexico Experience Part Three

Carolyn and Phil’s Mexico Experience Part Three

Part three of Carolyn Boyd and Phil Dering’s Mexico experience, as part of Shumla’s Hearthstone Project, describes their time at the rancho on the mesa at the edge of San Andrés and our trip out of the sierras.

Carolyn and Phil’s Mexico Experience Part One

Carolyn and Phil’s Mexico Experience Part One

Part one of Carolyn Boyd and Phil Dering’s Mexico experience, as part of Shumla’s Hearthstone Project, provides background to our project and describes the first few days in Mexico and in San Andrés Cohamiata.

In the Lab: Determining Paint Stratigraphy

In the Lab: Determining Paint Stratigraphy

In ancient societies, the process of producing art carried as much meaning as the finished product. This is why we seek to discover how the Pecos River style murals were painted.