cataloging, conserving, storing, researching, interpreting, and exhibiting culture
When I was eight and nine years old, my family and I lived in Bulgaria and on weekends we would travel to Greece. Every time I saw the ruins of ancient Greek life I fell in love a little bit more with what I would come to know as archaeology. I knew I wanted to… Continue Reading Jessica Shafer, Texas Historical Commission – Historic Sites Division
Introduction: During the Summer of 2018, I interned at the Prehistory Research Project at Texas State University. The focus of my internship was the analysis of the Native American projectile points known as dart points. These dart points were provided by collector J.D. Zeptner, who obtained them in a pay-to-dig operation at the Gault archaeological… Continue Reading Connor Laszewski, Prehistory Research Project
Austin Auction Gallery (AAG) is a family owned and operated business. In 1983, Ross Featherston quit his job as a top banker to open and run an auction gallery. Eventually the Featherstons’ moved to a strictly auction business and became the largest importers of European antiques and fine art in the Austin area. To do… Continue Reading Frankie Gonzalez, Austin Auction Gallery
This past semester I obtained an internship with the Texas Historical Commission in order to gain practical knowledge about the inner workings of curation and preservation in historical archaeology and modern day archival techniques. The Texas Historical Commission was established in 1953 as a state agency employed with the task of identifying and preserving important… Continue Reading Alyssa Parsons, Texas Historical Commission – Historic Sites Division
I conducted an internship in the spring of 2011 for the Texas Historical Commission. The main portion of this internship consisted of placing artifacts in new packaging with its respective label, while updating the database with artifact locations. This insures they will be accounted for when shipped to their final resting place and also helps… Continue Reading Tabitha Tracy, Texas Historical Commission – Archaeology Division