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An Internship at CAS: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly This semester I have been interning at Texas State’s Center for Archaeological Studies located in room 120 of the Trinity building on the Texas State campus. The Center for Archaeological Studies, or CAS, is a curation facility which accepts collections from outside sources such as… Continue Reading Austin Parisi, Center for Archaeological Studies
This past year, I conducted my internship at CAS at Texas State University. This report will discuss in detail the project that I worked on, as well as the valuable archaeological skills and experience that I acquired. Additionally, this report will also highlight some background information on the project and the importance of public outreach… Continue Reading Kathleen Jenkins, Center for Archaeological Studies
I have had the privilege of interning at The Gault Lab, now known as the Prehistory Research Project in San Marcos, Texas. It has been an honor to help in the sorting and cataloging of artifacts that this site has produced. Here in the lab I have learned many new things and encountered interesting artifacts.… Continue Reading Amber Hatchett, Prehistory Research Project
Over the past 9 months I have held an internship position as an archaeological aid at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. I participated in many aspects of the archaeological process, from field work to lab work, in addition to dealing with long term-curation issues. This paper will provide a brief history of the… Continue Reading Alex Artuz, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
As a graduate student conducting research on immigration activism, I wanted to understand the political discourse, or debate, on immigration in relation with the academic literature. So for the spring 2015 semester, I decided to intern for the Texas House legislature for Representative Joe Farias. Representative Joe Farias is a Democratic house member who represents… Continue Reading Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature