Tag Archives: First Americans

Working on the Re-model

Posted on August 18, 2015 by George Crawford

I was told by a very wise museum professional last year that to hope to have a new museum in place inside a year was extremely optimistic.  Even a small one.  I think I could hear the word “crazy” in … Continue reading →

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Changes Ahead and an Update from the Director

Posted on August 13, 2015 by George Crawford

About our web presence or disturbing lack thereof: We have been working with our Communication Services Department for some months now to develop a new and better website that is university sanctioned. Until recently, blogs like mine, had to be … Continue reading →

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Following Up on the South Bank

Posted on March 25, 2014 by George Crawford

The South Bank of the Clovis site refers to an area at the southern end of the prehistoric pond around which lie a group of cultural sites spanning a time from the end of the last ice age until recent … Continue reading →

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More from Western Amazonia

Posted on August 31, 2013 by George Crawford

From PLOS ONE: Early and Middle Holocene Hunter-Gatherer Occupations in Western Amazonia: The Hidden Shell Middens Abstract We report on previously unknown early archaeological sites in the Bolivian lowlands, demonstrating for the first time early and middle Holocene human presence … Continue reading →

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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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