Archeopark

Early spring bluebonnet in a grassy field.

Springtime in Texas

Archaeology team uncovers lost mission site of Espiritu Santo An archaeology team from Texas Tech University in collaboration with Texas Historical Commission archaeologists Kay Hindes, Jim Bruseth, Tiffany Osburn and Brad Jones found the lost site of Mission Nu...

Super cool!
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Here's an opportunity to comment on USACE plans for the Addicks and Barker reservoirs, either online or at their upcoming Open House..

Oh, I’ve got my own winner here..

Did we all just get rickrolled??? It appears so…

Absolutely fantastic stories, come dive down this rabbit hole!

Check out the Texas Archeological Society (TAS) for info on their training academies and annual field school.

txarch.org

Local avocational societies like the Houston Archeological Society or the Fort Bend Archeological Society in Texas also offer volunteer field opportunities.

A Major Push to Rewrite the History of the Alamo Is Coming From the Top The lieutenant governor is behind changes to the new museum’s narration of slavery, Native Americans, and colonialism.

www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

White House Reportedly Fires Commissioners Expected To Review Ballroom, Arch Construction Projects The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.

That’s one way to solve your problems..

www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...

This one is important. Time to listen in and make your voice heard.

preservationaction.org/106-hearing-...

Beach time

This has been super fun so far…well worth it to get involved and see for yourself how smart and creative these students can be.

It really is fun—I’ve been matched with two different groups and wow, those students are creative!

Got to spend some time in one of my favorite places.

Should I bite into the forbidden corn dog?

The variety of color absolutely blew me away.

Spending some time in the Panhandle, stopped in at the Alibates Flint Quarry.

We are a team of freelance archaeologists working to develop PastForwardHub—a new global platform designed to support archaeologists.

The survey is anonymous, takes just 3–5 minutes, and could help us collectively shape a stronger future for archaeology.

Take the survey: forms.gle/iZwkeYZ9SByj...

As a person living in an hurricane-prone area, I’m super unimpressed by this.

Advocacy Alert: Washington’s State Historic Preservation Office at Risk — Washington Trust for Historic Preservation The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP)—our State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)—is facing an operational crisis. Due to delays in the distribution of fede...

First Ohio, then Arizona, now Washington. SHPO offices are quickly running out of money, unfortunately more will follow and this threatens the important work they do.

preservewa.org/advocacy-ale...

Alert! AZ SHPO at Risk; Urge Senators Kelly & Gallego to Support 2 HP Bills Email from Arizona Preservation Foundation View as webpage   The Arizona Preservation Foundation is Arizona's non-profit statewide historic preservation organization. Founded in 1979, the Foundation i

First Ohio, now Arizona. I’m sure more states will be making announcements over the next few weeks.

myemail.constantcontact.com/Alert--AZ-SH...

Really incredible story unraveling in this thread, where Amazon and other sites have seemingly been able to sell an academic textbook that was withdrawn in 2021 and never actually printed or published, without the knowledge of the press, editors or contributors. Something has gone deeply wrong!

Half excited, half apprehensive about how archeological excavations will be portrayed..

Comprehensive analysis of the results of school board elections across Texas this last weekend—lots to be optimistic about, but as he says, even the best school boards can be hamstring by terrible legislative actions.

The Man Whose Discovery Changed What We Know About Human History Archaeologist Michael Collins waited sixteen years to buy the land that he knew held 20,000-year-old secrets.

If you get a chance to see the PBS documentary, it’s well worth your time.

www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

I’m very appreciative of this letter of support from our Canadian colleagues:

In Defense Of Section 106 Of The National Historic Preservation Act – Analysis Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is under attack. It's not the first time. The rationale for these attacks has remained the same for the last 50 years: Section 106 compliance is s...

Excellent article in defense of the value of Section 106.

www.eurasiareview.com/26042025-in-...

So much for the integrity of NOAA these days…

New regulations allowing many energy projects to proceed with “at most” seven days of Section 106 consultation. This will be an impossibly short time for many tribes to respond.

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