Thursday, October 8th at 6:30pm
Pre-Historic Clovis
Culture
Speaker: Dub Wilson
Discover
the new archeological site recently found in the Kingwood area of Harris County. The site, known as “Timber
Fawn”, has unveiled 24 artifacts characteristic of the Clovis
culture dating back 13,000 years. The site marks the earliest known
occupation of humans in the Kingwood area. Dub will speak on the traits
that make up the Clovis culture as well
as discuss all the artifacts recovered from the Timber Fawn site.
Thursday, October 15th at 6:30pm
Archeology
in the Archives: Digging for the "Come and Take It"
Cannon
Speaker: Gregg Dimmick
A
small cannon in Gonzales effectively ushered in the Texas Revolution on
October 2, 1835 as Mexican dragoons tried to take it from the citizens of
the town. What happened to the cannon(s)? A fate often disputed. Was it
buried and rediscovered in 1936, or was it seized by Mexican troops after
the battle of the Alamo? Was there only
one cannon? Dr. Dimmick with explore both sides of the border to answer
these questions.
Thursday, October 22th at 6:30pm
Uses of Plants by Ancient Texans
Speaker: Leslie Bush
The
Texas plants we enjoy today have been used for food, medicine, and crafts
for millennia by the Native people of Texas. Written accounts by Spanish
missionaries and European explorers, Native oral traditions, and
archeological investigations provide windows into the many fascinating
uses of our Texas
native plants. After outlining how archeologists reconstruct
ancient plant use, explore the great plant-related traditions of ancient Texas: earth oven cooking, used by hunter-gatherers
from 8,000 years ago, and Native agriculture as practiced by ancestors of
the Caddo Indians in northeast Texas.
Thursday,
October 29rd at 6:30pm
Explore the
wonders of Underwater Archaeology
Speaker: Amy Borgens
Explore
the wonders of Underwater Archaeology with Amy Borgens, State Marine
Archeologist at the Texas Historical Commission. Amy has recorded
historic shipwrecks dating from the Byzantine Period to the mid-20th
century and has worked on projects in Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Texas,
Canada, Turkey, and the Gulf
of Mexico.
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