I thought some of you may be interested. Gaylon ----- Original Message ----- > (Press Release sent by Texas Historical Commission) > Brown County Archeology Program > > An illustrated program on the archeology of Brown County and central > Texas will be presented on Thursday evening, March 8, at 7:30 P.M. in > Brownwood. The talk will be at the Adams Street Community Center, 510 > Adams St. Our speaker will be Dan Potter, Central Texas regional > archeologist at the Texas Historical Commission. The meeting will be > free and open to the public. Everyone interested in Indian history and > the making and use of stone arrowheads and other artifacts is invited to > attend. > > Prehistoric peoples have lived in Brown County for at least the past > 11,000 years. The only evidence of their existence is the artifacts and > materials that remain in ancient camps and other sites. Archeologists > are working to learn more about how these ancient people lived. Dan > will discuss some of the information they have learned about how these > early people made and used stone tools and the ways they lived off the > land. > > Time will be available to answer questions, as well as comment on > artifacts that are common in the area. If you have arrowheads or other > artifacts that you would like to know more about, feel free to bring > them to the meeting. > > A number of groups have helped to arrange the program, including the > Texas Historical Commission, The Mid-Texas Archeological Society, The > City of Brownwood, The Preservation Partnership, Brownwood Area Chamber > of Commerce, and Downtown Brownwood, Inc. > > The MidTex Archeological Society is made up of members from Brown, San > Saba, Comanche, Lampasas, Mills and Hamilton Counties. For further > information about the event, call Del Barnett at 915/648-3139, or the > Brownwood Chamber of Commerce at 915/646-9535.