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Lubbock Lake Landmark, learn more in Sally Post's new book

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Our volunteer Rick Zartman has reviewed the new book, "The Story the Bones Tell," by Sally Logue Post. The book is for sale in our gift shop:

Lubbock Lake Landmark, part of the Museum of Texas Tech University, is a three hundred thirty-six-acre archaeology site and nature preserve located in northwest Lubbock, Texas. As Sally Logue Post states in her book The Story the Bones Tell: A history of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, the “Landmark is one of the most noteworthy archaeology sites in the Americas.”

The book’s title is so well chosen with the word bones used in the archaeological sense to describe the form and function of the animals excavated from the site to the use of bones to emphasize the form and function of the Landmark itself. Post’s book covers the history from a serendipitous find of a Folsom Point in the spoil bank of a “U-shaped reservoir” to an incredibly significant archaeology site.

The chapter on Politics of Preservation discusses the process of finding a “Treasure chest of ancient artifacts and bones” and growing in size while walking the tightrope between various political entities.

Subsequent chapters discuss excavation of megafauna (Very large-sized animal) bones and artifacts (bone, stone, and wooden tools) at the Lubbock site. Who knew that the ancient bison, camel and horse, Columbian mammoth, short-faced bear, and American lion once roamed and thrived in this area? The book not only discusses the Lubbock site excavations, but also the ancillary site excavations that add context and texture to the archaeological history of the Southern High Plains. One of the final chapters is entitled Lessons from the Landmark, which details the information gained and disseminated though various outreach programs.

If you or someone you know are interested in the happenings of the Southern High Plains from the Ice Age to the 1880s, this is the book for you. -- Rick Zartman See less

This is the second day of cleaning the sculptures at the Lubbock Lake Landmark by the Collections Management class in the Heritage and Museum Sciences graduate program at the Museum at Texas Tech. Here students are waxing the sculptures to protect them from the weather.

It's the time of year that the Landmark's sculptures get a much-needed wash by the Collections Management class in the Heritage and Museum Sciences graduate program at the Museum at Texas Tech University.

Book reading, signing by TTU alumna author LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech alumna Sally Logue Post will make a presentation about her new book, The Story the Bones Tell: A History of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, and sign copies on Sunday, O…

Join us from 2-4 pm Sunday, Oct. 4th, for a talk and book signing.

Book reading, signing by TTU alumna author LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech alumna Sally Logue Post will make a presentation about her new book, The Story the Bones Tell: A History of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, and sign copies on Sunday, O…

For more than 13,000 years, people have made a shallow bend in Yellowhouse Draw their home. Today, that place is known as the Lubbock Lake Landmark, an internationally recognized archaeological site and one of the most important sites of its kind in North America.

In The Story the Bones Tell: A History of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, author Sally Logue Post traces how people, animals, and the land have evolved together, creating an unbroken record of human occupation that is exceptionally rare anywhere in the Americas.

Post will talk about the book and sign copies from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Landmark, 2401 Landmark Drive. The title of the talk is “How a Conversation Became a Book: My Trip through 13,000 Years of History.”

Drawing on decades of fieldwork, archival research, and interviews with the Landmark’s scientists and supporters, weaving their discoveries into a vivid narrative of resilience, adaptation, and curiosity. Illustrated with photographs and timelines, the book celebrates the Landmark and its regional excavation sites, not only as a scientific touchstone but also as a living classroom and a vital thread in the cultural fabric of the Llano Estacado.

Post spent 25 years at Texas Tech University in communications and marketing roles for the university, the Museum of Texas Tech University, and the Office of the Vice President for Research. Before joining Texas Tech, she spent two decades at Texas newspapers and television stations. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech University. She is now retired.

The event is made possible by the generous support of the Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.

Gates open at 6:40 p.m. for our Saturday, Sept. 26th, Night Hike. Gates close again at 9:15 p.m. Guided hikes start at 7:10 p.m. All Night Hikes take place weather permitting. We will post here if there is a cancellation. Please note that we are protected by state and federal laws. No dogs are allowed on the trails for their safety, the safety of our wildlife, and the protection of our nature preserve and archaeological site. Also, trails are only open when the Interpretive Center is open during public hours. Thank you for your cooperation.