Center for Archaeological Studies

06/23/2026

CAS is hiring a Project Archaeologist for our San Marcos office. We are looking for a mid-level to Senior individual with 3 or more years of experience. This person will direct field projects in Texas, Kentucky, and elsewhere and will be responsible for training, coaching, and mentoring students and recent graduates.

This position will not have teaching duties within the Department of Anthropology.

CAS is a dynamic, university-based CRM research center within Texas State University's Department of Anthropology. We currently have seven full-time employees and up to 20 part-time employees in San Marcos. This hire is part of three new positions within CAS to accommodate our growth in Texas and around the world.

Applications will only be accepted through the Texas State applicant portal.

Texas State University invites applications for a Grant Specialist/Project Archaeologist with the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS). The position will serve as a Project Archaeologist assisting the CAS Management on Cultural Resource Management (CRM) projects in Texas and across the United Sta...

06/07/2026

CAS is expanding and hiring a staff member to serve as both a Faunal Analyst and Project Archaeologist. If interested, please see the job posting at the link and feel free to pass it along!

Will conduct faunal analysis for archaeological collections through species identification, data analysis, technical report writing, and preparation of materials for long-term curation in compliance with federal and state standards.Will support cultural resource management (CRM) projects through arc...

05/16/2026

Amy, lab supervisor for the satellite VCP lab at TXST University’s Center for Archaeological Studies, visited the Augusta lab on March 31st.

Augusta lab staff treated her with lunch, a lab tour, and some highly coveted black photography scale bars (IYKYK!).

Thanks for the hospitality, Augusta! We hope to return the favor one day.

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Image 1: Amy with Augusta lab staff holding photography scales.

04/14/2026

CAS Curator and Assistant Director, Amy Reid will be participating as a panelist in this film screening of DAHOMEY and Q&A. She looks forward to the panel discussion and to encouraging ACC students to consider transferring to TXST through the BATS to CATS program.

Join us at the Highland Campus on Tuesday, April 14th, at 6pm for a film screening of DAHOMEY followed by a panel discussion at 7:30pm.

Attend one or both!

Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2024 Berlinale, Mati Diop’s dynamic film, Dahomey, brings a dazzling sense of imagination to vital issues of self-determination and restitution. Amplifying voices from beyond the walls of international museums, this spellbinding work redefines the spaces of culture and art.

Join us for a discussion following the film!

We welcome guests Amy Reid and Shuja Uddin to consider topics including how archeologists collect artifacts, how museums approach object repatriation, the management of artifacts, national patrimony, perspectives on culture and representation, documentary filmmaking, and intercultural relationships between filmmakers, artists, and curators. We also welcome *you* to ask your questions!

RSVP at the link in bio!

01/15/2026

CAS has had the privelage of assisting 4, (and possibly soon a 5th) First Lego League teams. First Lego League is an international competition that presents a STEM problem that must be solved every year, and this year it’s theme was UNEARTHED and archaeologically based. Teams had to research and find out what problems archaeologists face, and how can teams use technology to help solve those problems. The teams had to talk about the problems with real archaeologists, then present the solution they developed to a “real archaeologist” to get their feedback.

CAS was BLOWN AWAY by the thought and ingenuity that went into the projects, all of which were cutting edge and represented true innovation and thought leadership. These innovations and the ideas they generate will likely make an impact our field. We want to thank the ArchaeoBots, the ReWinders, the RoboRockers, and the OGs. All of the teams were primarily 5th graders and came from Cactus Ranch Elementary in RRISD, Canyon Creek Elementary in RRISD, Clayton and Kiker Elementary in AISD, and even a team as far north as Dallas associated with the Itkan Institute of Technology. One of the teams we assisted has developed a website as part of their project that they hope will also educate the public on archaeology:

https://archeobotadventure.lovable.app
Please help cheer these Teams on as they head into Qualifiers starting this weekend!!!! More on First Lego League itself in the first comment.