Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center
Preserving the oldest "books" in North American
Mission
Shumla is a nonprofit archaeological research and education center working to preserve the oldest "books" in North America - the ancient murals of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas.
Ruling year
1998
Executive Director
Jessica Lee Hamlin
Science Director
Dr. Karen Steelman
Main address
5706 E. Mockingbird Lane #115-363
Dallas, TX 75206 USA
Formerly known as
School of Expressive Culture
EIN
74-2869788
NTEE code
Anthropology, Sociology (V21)
Science, General (includes Interdisciplinary Scientific Activities) (U20)
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
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Alexandria Project
The Alexandria Project is designed to preserve the Lower Pecos murals with the same planning and efficiency that one would use to catalog and preserve the books in a library. Using advanced technologies and scientific process, we will visit and capture baseline information at over 300 murals by the end of 2020. We will create a digital archive of these priceless images so they may be studied and enjoyed long after they are lost.
Shumla Scholars
STEM training for students on the border of Texas and Mexico. Students learn scientific method, use of high-tech tools, teamwork and other skills necessary to succeed in high-education and any STEM course of study.
Archaeological Chemistry Laboratory
With the addition of Dr. Karen Steelman to the Shumla Team we have opened our Plasma Oxidation and Archaeological Chemistry Laboratory.
Hearthstone Project
The Hearthstone Project is a collaboration between Texas State University and Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center. The project is anchored in both science and the humanities, combining two research and preservation efforts, both partially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. It is a comprehensive study and documentation of prehistoric art in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas and adjacent Mexico.
The Hearthstone Project springs from a recently completed rock art recording effort, the Alexandria Project, conducted by the Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center. The Alexandria Project recently gathered baseline data for 235 rock art sites in the region. y the Alexandria Project to write research proposals to the National Endowment for the Humanities and to the National Science Foundation. Thus, the Hearthstone Project represents the first fruits of the data gathered by the Alexandria Project.
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Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center
Board of directorsas of 05/16/2022
Lacy Finley
Tech Cumulus
Term: 2021 -
Kay Watt
Center for Dialectical and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
Lacy Finley
Tech Cumulus
David Graf
Glenn, Graf & Bowers, CPA's
Carolyn Boyd
Texas State University
Elton Prewitt
Prewitt & Associates
Pansy Price
Private Investigator
Camille Cadena
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office
Nancy Kenmotsu
National Historic Landmark Author
Charles Lohrmann
Texas Co-op Power Magazine Editor
Mike Webb
Transpac Managers, Inc.
Steve Rode
Retired Lutheran Minister
Kim Canseco
Rancho Ojo de Agua
Marie Feldmeier
Assistant Professor
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