Society Activities
2010 TAS Field School
June 12–19, 2010
Medina County, Texas
Medina County, Here We Come!
By Glynn Osburn
Chair, Field School Committee
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Hondo, Medina County Fairgrounds
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Hondo, Medina County Fairgrounds
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This year's TAS Field School will be located in Medina County, about 18 miles from the city of Hondo. It promises to be an outstanding Field School with some great archeology for everyone. We will have prehistoric archeology 16 miles from our campground at the Calvert Site (also known as Eagle Bluff), historic archeology in nearby Castroville, site testing about 30 miles away near Bandera Falls, and we are working on locations for survey. Dr. Thomas R. Hester will serve as Principal Investigator of this Field School.
The city of Hondo is extending a warm welcome and is looking forward to accommodating us. The Field School will be in a great location for many of us in Texas. Hondo is only about 40 miles west of San Antonio and our campground is just north of downtown. Here we will be found at the Medina County Fairground, and we’ll have the use of the large livestock barn for our programs, meals and leisure. We will also have the use of the adjacent city park with large live oak trees for shade. There is also a playground for kids at the park.
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Livestock Barn, Site for Field School events and festivities
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Livestock Barn, Site for Field School events and festivities
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Highway 90 goes through Hondo and is where most of the motels, restaurants, fast food places and grocery stores are located. For lodging, there is a new Best Western, 830-426-4466, an Executive Inn, 830-426-2535, and an America's Best Value Inn, 830-426-3031. There are also several RV parks in Hondo that, along with other businesses can be found at the Hondo Chamber of Commerce website,
http://hondochamber.com. Click on the membership directory on the right menu, then choose the category of business you are looking for.
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