We are finally moved in at Texas State!!!  Of course what we were waiting for was temperatures in the three digits – you simply can’t move in Texas without hot weather. Seriously we are now in our new offices and I have begun to keep regular office hours. At the minimum I will be in our San Marcos offices Monday-Thursday. Shortly we will be setting up for washing, drying and sorting artifacts as well as all the other fun projects that make the lab so exciting.

In the meantime, did you hear about our mammoth tusk?  John Jackson, a GSAR member and fossil collector, was inspecting some newly exposed geology in Temple, Texas and came on the butt end of a mammoth tusk. After checking with the City of Temple (who were very helpful and supportive) we were able to field a group of students and staff who were able to excavate and cast the tusk over two days. We are now waiting to see if it is possible to date it and what condition it is in overall. More on this later…

I did not mention it previously but the GSAR has both softcover and hardcover editions of our new book Clovis Technology for sale. The book is great and the money is for a good cause!

D. Clark Wernecke

Executive Director