In the last decade, archeologists have made a number of fascinating new discoveries about the way Paleoindians lived and even how they arrived in the land we now call Texas. These first peoples passed on knowledge and traditions through the generations, eventually giving rise to many culturally distinct Tribes and Indigenous American communities.
Some Indigenous American traditional stories say that their ancestors were always there. Archeologists, who study objects and evidence left behind from early cultures, believe people have lived here for at least 16,000 years. Both ways of understanding the past are important to the study of Paleoindian history. “A Time Before Texas” considers both current science and cultural tradition to explore what life was like for the first people to call early Texas home.
Exhibition Highlights
Visitors to the exhibition (to be located in the Community Art Gallery) will enjoy a variety of engaging and educational experiences, including:
- An eight-panel interpretive display on Paleoindians in Texas, developed in collaboration with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and tribal representatives of Texas Native Peoples
- A Digital Interactive Table offering hands-on exploration of content
- An Interactive Drawing Station where visitors create and connect with cultural themes
- A Scavenger Hunt spotlighting representations of Texas Native Peoples in the Stark Museum of Art’s collection
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