About the Center for Big Bend Studies
The Center for Big Bend Studies, established by Sul Ross State University in
1987, supports and promotes archaeological and historical activities in the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend region of Texas and northern
Mexico.
The center provides educational opportunities to university students, the public, and outside researchers.
The Director William A. Cloud oversees the administration of the Center for Big Bend Studies and is aided in policy decisions
by the Advisory Council.
CBBS Mission
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Center for Big Bend Studies fosters interdisciplinary scholarship of the diverse prehistoric, historic, and modern cultures
of the borderlands region of the United States and Mexico, with emphasis on the area encompassed by Trans-Pecos Texas and north-central
Mexico.
The center is committed to the recovery, protection, and sharing of this region's rich cultural legacy through dynamic programs
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News & Announcements
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The CBBS is seeking title and abstract submissions for presentations in its 20th Annual Conference on November 8th and 9th. The submission deadline is October 1, 2013.
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Our newest publication, “Archaeological Explorations of the Eastern Trans-Pecos and Big Bend: Collected Papers, Volume 1,” is now available, thanks to the generosity of a Permian Basin Area Foundation grant. See the table of contents on our Publications page, Trans-Pecos Archaeological Program (TAP) Publications.
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Our activities page has been updated with exciting news on all of our current activities, research, cultural resource management projects, our summer Archaeological Field School, anthropology courses, and library resources.
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2013 Summer Field School is scheduled for June 3 to July 9.
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We have launched the block excavation of our Late Paleoindian site, the Genevieve Lykes Duncan site.
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Various radio interviews with CBBS staff are available. Listen to them or read transcripts.
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