Articles and Videos
Throughout its many years, CoBALT Archeology has discovered a long series of fascinating artifacts and contributed to many articles. Have a look for yourself below!
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Cleaning a Marginella Bead
Watch Bill Birmingham clean a marginella bead.
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Linn Lake - Texas Beyond History
The shores of Linn Lake once were lit by the small campfires of hunters and gatherers drawn to the area's rich array of resources…
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Linn Lake - Texas Beyond History
The 1992 excavations at the Guadalupe Bay site resulted in the largest collection of aboriginal ceramics ever analyzed from a site on the central Texas coast – 42,712 individual sherds…
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Livecast from Dig Site - Museum of the Coastal bend
Spend a day with the MCB archaology crew!
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Inside the Archeology Lab
O.C. Garza leads viewers in a behind-the-scenes look at the museum's Public Archaeology Lab.
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Bill Demonstrates the Pump Drill
A pump drill is a simple hand-powered device used to impart a rapid rotating motion to a rod. It can be used for fire making or as a drill to make holes in various materials.
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Interns at the Dig
The museum's summer interns work at the dig site.
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Lunch and Learn Excavation of La Belle and Fort St. Louis
Members of the Coastal Bend Archaeological Logistics Team reflect on excavations of La Belle and Fort St. Louis. This session was held at the Museum of the Coastal Bend, November 10, 2020.
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Bill's 27-year Pottery Reconstruction
Bill Birmingham, archaeological steward, gathered sherds and reconstructed a Rockport pot over a 27-year period. Hear his story.
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OC Explains Screening
OC Garza of CoBALT Archeology explains the screening process.