Category Archives: field school

Late Paleoindian Bison

Posted on June 13, 2013 by George Crawford

An interesting day, as usual.  The Late Paleoindian sediments have yielded many intact bison over the years that have to be seen to be appreciated. I decided to make an attempt to collect the forelimb as a whole.  Paleobond helped … Continue reading →

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Field School Update

Posted on June 13, 2013 by George Crawford

Lots of remarkable progress has been made using the field school students in and out of the South Bank Building.  The bonebed has yielded a few surprises and given up more excellent paleontological specimens.  More information to come, but here … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Find

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Ethan Ortega

Sometimes in archaeology things don’t always go as planned, and sometimes the past hides gems under our noses (or boots). Last November, students working with ENMU faculty as a part of an NSF New Mexico EPSCoR grant gained experience in climate change … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Study at the Clovis site

Posted on November 16, 2011 by trowelgal

“Climate Change in New Mexico” is a new class offered by Dr. Kilby at ENMU for undergraduate students to directly participate in the scientific study of the effects of long-term climate change by focusing on the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (about 12,000 … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Week 9/23/2011

Posted on September 23, 2011 by trowelgal

Excavation of Alberto Isequilla’s pit resumed in 2009 as the fieldschool for ENMU archaeology students.  Many similarities exist 40 years after the initial work; hand-shoveling tons of sandy overburden, traversing the steep entrance ramp into the pit, and seeking shade … Continue reading →

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Field School Photo Update

Posted on July 8, 2010 by George Crawford

Final field school photos have been uploaded.  Click on this picture to view.

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