Center for Archaeological Studies

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.

11/23/2025

CAS Staff, including Project Archaeologist Erin Elizabeth Hamilton and Assistant Laboratory Manager for the Veterans Curation Program Rob Curran spent this beautiful Saturday at Spring Lake participating in the Meadows Center for the Water and Environment's Native American Heritage Month Family Fun Day. We were joined by our amazing students from the TXST Anthropology program to inform visitors about the archaeology and cultural importance of Spring Lake.

10/21/2025

CAS is hiring an Office Manager (Grants Assistant) for our office in San Marcos!! This individual would be part of our team helping us manage our day to day operations; provide support to CAS’s leadership team; assist with pre and post award grant and contract administration for multiple, ongoing, concurrent, internal, and external research projects; be in charge of accounting, invoicing, purchasing and restocking; and facilitating hiring and onboarding staff into CAS or onto grant/contract positions.

We think we are pretty fun to work for and with, so if you are interested or know someone looking, check out our job posting. This position would be in person job at the Texas State San Marcos campus.

Texas State University’s Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) seeks a competent and motivated person to serve as Office Manager to support our research center as we go through a period of growth and expansion. CAS’s primary goal is to provide students with real world archaeological experience...

10/05/2025

Come out and see us at Texas Archaeology Month!! Free Admission Sunday at the Bob Bullock!

09/17/2025

Are you a student veteran currently enrolled at Texas State University? Do you want to...
☑️Get paid to work on your career and/or education goals?
☑️Grow your professional network and learn about local veteran resources?
☑️Preserve archaeological collections?

Apply today to join the upcoming Veterans Curation Program session at the Center for Archaeological Studies in San Marcos, Texas.

If you or someone you know is interested, please apply here:
https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/10308060

Students will be able to view the job posting only if they:
-Are logged into their Handshake account
-Attend a school where the job has been approved

08/20/2025

If you are interested in being a Texas State employee, but looking to live in a cool apart of Kentucky surrounded by amazing historic architecture and beautiful scenic views, we have the job for you! We are looking for an Architectural Historian to serve at Fort Knox!!

This position is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, which is located just south of Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky and is a cultural, entertainment, and sporting hub for the area. The primary objective of this position is to provide scientific and technical skills perta...

07/26/2025

07/23/2025

A CAS team is in Puerto Rico conducting a geophysical survey in search of an old Spanish fortification. Wr are using our recently acquired GSSI UtilityScan DF GPR.

The kitties at the end protect our car at the hotel.

06/10/2025

CAS archaeologists and TXST students, led by Project Archaeologist Erin Hamilton, conducted a survey investigation last week to locate and manage cultural resources at Freeman Ranch, a TXST research facility. We are fortunate that we can provide field and lab opportunities like this for TXST students here in San Marcos.