Center for Archaeological Studies

In January 2000, the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) was established by Dr. Britt Bousman as a research center within the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University-San Marcos. Since its inception, CAS has grown through compliance-based cultural resouce management and academic research projects. In addition to growth through research projects, CAS became certified by the State of Texas as an Archaeological Curation Facility in the summer of 2008. CAS is also home to one of the most extensive and growing libraries pertaining to Texas archaeology.

This Web site informs visitors about CAS's role in cultural resource management, Texas archaeology, and ongoing research abroad; introduces CAS's supporting cast; and shares information. For more information, feel free to contact us.

CAS and Texas State's Department of Anthropology will be hosting a Cultural Resources Professional Development Workshop, led by Dr. Thomas F. King, on November 13, 2009. Follow the link for more information and registration.

CAS would like to welcome Dr. Michael B. Collins and The Gault School for Archaeological Research to Texas State's Department of Anthropology.

Congratulations to Dr. Britt Bousman for his success in obtaining an NSF (National Science Foundation) grant for his ongoing research in South Africa (see Academic Research)!