Day Trips: Texas Archaeology Month

Archaeology Month brings out the Indiana Jones in all of us

"...Texas Archaeology Month comes around every October, and Texans have a..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

"Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance" at the Ransom Center

This evocative excavation into the artist's process of creating art and making books reveals the work of art is the completed book itself

"..."Archaeology and Romance" is set up as a more-or-less chronological..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Austin Film Festival Review: The Stones Are Speaking

A Central Texas dig site offers new insight into human history

"...Archaeology takes patience, and it takes passion. That may not..."

Oct. 27, 2024 Screens Post by Alejandra Martinez

MaXXXine

Triumphant third installment in Ti West's cinematic slasher-horror series

"...Hollywood is as impressive a feat of onscreen reconstructive archaeology as Quentin Tarantino pulled off for Once Upon a..."

July 5, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ram Setu

Archaeology meets action in this Hindi thriller

"...Not reviewed at press time. Stand back, Indiana Jones! Archaeology meets action in this Hindi thriller...."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review

Life of the Party

Melissa McCarthy goes back to school

"...decides to reclaim her lost youth by finishing her archaeology degree at the same college as her daughter Maddie..."

May 11, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

No Place on Earth

A spelunker in the Ukraine turns amateur sleeuth as he tries to make sense of the remnants he finds in a cave: They were left by Jews who hid there from the Nazis.

"...of the artifacts, so he embarked on an amateur archaeology project spanning two decades, plotting the locations of the..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Leah Churner

Day Trips

Archaeology site in Lubbock uncovers mysteries of the past

"...more than 75 years it has been an active archaeology site, as scientists uncover the mysteries locked into layers..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Rutle to the Core

Neil Innes Exposes His Nasty Side

"...Nasty's exile has finally ended with the release of Archaeology, a collection of lost Rutles' tracks that were said..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Living Maya

Austin becomes a hotbed of past and future Maya knowledge

"...center of groundbreaking discoveries in the world of Maya archaeology. But they also are leading a movement to bring..."

May 2, 2008 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Day Trips

The summer drought is making historical Indian sites throughout Texas more accesible to archaeologists ... and to looters.

"...Texas' past to constructive uses. Prikryl recommends joining an archaeology society or taking a field trip through a Central..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Northman

A vengeance-fueled odyssey across Viking culture and myth

"...The film is subjective, an onscreen exercise in reconstructive archaeology rich with the kind of subtext that flows deep..."

April 22, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Time Trap

Time-bending thriller needed more, well, time

"...a good film. Filmed in the Hill Country, an archaeology professor named Hopper (Wilson) sets out to find some..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

The Seven Skeletons of Lydia Pyne

The local science historian debuts her new book about famous fossil hominids

"..."He and my mom, who has a background in archaeology," Pyne tells me, "they both encouraged being curious about..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postscripts

UT Press Warehouse Sale

"...As part of Archaeology Awareness Month, J. Barto Arnold, state marine archaeologist for..."

April 25, 1997 Books Column by Lee Nichols

The Artistic Afterlife

Stevie Ray Vaughan

"...I once dreamed that I was in an archaeology class, sifting through a sand pile of artifacts with..."

Oct. 6, 1995 Music Feature

Visual Arts Review: Karim B. Hamid’s “Saturn Returns”

Lydia Street exhibit ponders subversion and deconstruction

"...It’s a process Hamid calls “psychic archaeology,” the act of allowing your brain to sink into..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by Cat McCarrey

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Bid the sun farewell and enjoy a fall fair this October

"...Texas Archaeology Month Fair Oct. 15, Austin, www.thc.texas.gov..."

Oct. 5, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Will Oakwood Remains Find Their Families?

Researchers look for relatives of unidentified bodies

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Day Trips & Beyond: July Events Roundup

Shakespeare, sandcastles, and celebrations all over Texas

"...Gault Archaeology Site Tour July 9, Florence, williamsonmuseum.org/museum-events..."

June 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: The Bonfire Shelter

Take a hike into an ancient time capsule

"...The Bonfire Shelter is one of the most important archaeology sites in Texas that you've never heard of. Hidden..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Find fall foliage in Texas and stop and smell the roses

"...Archaeology Awareness Month Oct. 5-27, San Felipe, www.visitsanfelipedeaustin.com..."

Oct. 3, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Tons of Texas travel news for the dog days of summer

"...Dig It! Archaeology Day Aug. 3, Temple, www.templerrhm.org..."

Aug. 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...How Are You, Gonzo?”, The Contemporary Austin “Ed Ruscha: Archaeology and Romance,” Ransom Center “Huma Bhabha: Other Forms of..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Byzantine Empire had a mania for wine from..."

March 8, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Day Trips & Beyond: March Events Roundup

Mardi Gras to St. Paddy's and much, much more

"...Archaeology Tour March 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 13, 15,..."

March 1, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Luv Doc: Small Tweaks

The devil is in the details

"...As ever, the devil is in the details, but..."

Jan. 4, 2019 Column

Melany Jean’s Top 10 Fine Art Moments of 2018

Unforgettably textured sculptures, unsettling exhibitions, and unusual spaces made for a memorable year in art

"...8) "ED RUSCHA: ARCHAEOLOGY AND ROMANCE" (Harry Ransom Center) A delve into the..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Melany Jean

Get Ready to Blaze With This New Trailer

First trailer arrives for biopic of Austin music legend

"...years (find out more about some of the musical archaeology required to unearth much of his back catalog here)...."

June 22, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Picks

Local flavor and Texas ties

"...Rollins Theatre Partially shot in Texas, this mindtrip finds archaeology students stuck in a cave that seems to shift..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

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