Monday, May 29, 2017 - 10:09pm
By Amy Borgens, State Marine Archeologist
The 600-foot Northampton-class cruiser USS Houston was sunk by the Japanese Navy during World War II on March 1, 1942 during the Battle of Sunda Strait off Indonesia. The sunken ship served as an unintentional grave for many of the more than 700 sailors and marines that perished in the tragedy. Of the 1,061 crew on board, only 368 survived,...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 7:30am
By Amy Borgens and Sarah Linden, THC Marine Archeology Program staff
Earlier this spring, we traveled to Galveston to team up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) for the 10th annual family-centered event “Ocean Discovery Day.” The event is designed to introduce visitors to the variety of marine...
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 8:00am
By Becky Shelton, THC Regional Archeologist
On a clear, cool day in early December 2015, months of research and planning came together at the 19th century Cleng Peerson Farm-Colwick Farmstead in Bosque County. What had started as a seemingly simple inquiry to the THC's History Programs Division turned into an amazing journey of discovery that united two communities from across the...
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 8:00am
By Pat Mercado-Allinger, THC Archeology Division Director and State Archeologist
This season, THC staff is expressing our gratitude to the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, a nonprofit organization that assists our agency with our mission to identify, preserve, and protect Texas history. By raising private funds, the Friends of the THC has enabled many projects that could not...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 7:19pm
By Rebecca Shelton, THC Regional Archeologist, and Lisa Worley, THC Education Specialist
On January 4, we teamed with the Bullock Texas State History Museum for its Free First Sundays event. The focus of that day’s exhibit and activities were on the La Belle shipwreck and associated archeology. We were joined by Texas Archeological Stewardship Network members May and Jim Schmidt for...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 - 9:08am
By Jeff Durst, THC Regional Archeologist
A Historic Texas Lands Plaque was presented on Tuesday, September 16 for the Smoky Creek Site in Refugio County. The plaque was presented to Dallas Ford, son-in-law of Betty Jo Landgraf, the property owner of the site. I made the presentation along with five members of the THC’s Texas Archeological Stewardship Network (TASN) who helped map the...
Monday, September 29, 2014 - 2:36pm
By Rebecca Shelton, THC North-Central Texas Regional Archeologist
The Texas Archeological Stewardship Network’s (TASN) annual workshop is an important event that brings together members from across the state, and helps them make connections, share ideas, and set goals. As part of the celebration of the...
Friday, January 3, 2014 - 3:14pm
By Tiffany Osburn, THC Regional Archeologist
In August 2013, Chris Lintz, Cultural Resource Specialist for Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Wildlife Division, found evidence of extensive vandalism at two archeological sites (one midden site and one rockshelter site) on the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. On December 3–4, 2013, members of the Hill Country Archeological Association (HCAA),...
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 12:18pm
By Brad Jones, Collections Manager and Project Reviewer, THC Archeology Division
On November 22-24, the Center for French Colonial Studies held its 30th anniversary Annual Meeting at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, with the theme of “The Lasting Legacy of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle from the St. Lawrence River Valley to the Gulf of Mexico.” Co-sponsored...
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 11:00am
By Pat Mercado-Allinger, Archeology Division Director and State Archeologist
The Houston Archeological Society (HAS) has been collaborating with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for several months to aid in the screening of sediments stripped from the Dimond Knoll site. The site was located within the path of a new segment of State Highway 99 in Harris County. Extensive...
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