Join us for a lunchtime talk highlighting the latest archaeological findings from recent Center for Big Bend Studies projects. From establishing the earliest human presence to the first domesticated plant use in the Big Bend region, the Center’s research has found evidence of a rich Indigenous record of adaptation to the changing Chihuahuan Desert. This talk will cover recent archaeological findings and the importance of this research, and future opportunities for students and researchers with the Center for Big Bend Studies. 

Presented by Bryon Schroeder, PhD

Bryon became the Director of the Center for Big Bend Studies in 2020. He received his Ph.D. in archaeology from the University of Montana in 2015 focused on high-altitude hunter-gatherer sites in the Wind River Range of the Middle Rocky Mountains. He also holds both a B.A. and M.A. in archaeology from the University of Wyoming where he studied hunter-gatherer conflict, violence, and Identity. He has worked throughout Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, the Central Coast of California, and Texas. In Texas, his research interests focus on collector collaboration, ancient human and plant DNA, and the distribution of ancient maize and he has ongoing excavations at several of the large rockshelters and cave in the Big Bend region.

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