Events

John W. Stormont Lecture: Gault and the Peopling of the Americas

Museum of the Coastal Bend 2200 E. Red River St., Victoria, TX, United States

Presented by Dr. Clarke Wernecke, Executive Director of The Gault School of Archaeological Research at Texas State University, San Marcos.  Though long-suspected, the discovery of human occupation in southern Chile prior to 13,500 years ago started a major shift in the way archaeologists and prehistorians looked at the peopling of the Americas. Other sites predating […]

Hands-on History: Archaeology

Museum of the Coastal Bend 2200 E. Red River St., Victoria, TX, United States

Studying the people of the past through items they left behind is an archaeologist's job. Stop by the museum to learn more about what it is archaeologists do and what the artifacts they uncover can tell us about the past. Make your own "pottery puzzles" and try out an atlatl on the front lawn.   All […]