Pecos Day Camp
January 20, 2006

Location
The Pecos Day Camp activities were held on the SHUMLA campus and on the Shumla Ranch, 50 miles west of Del Rio, Texas.

Instructors
SHUMLA instructors included museum specialist Angel Johnson, artist and renowned flintknapper Steve Norman, artist and historical craftsman Brenda Norman, primitive technologist Neal Stilley, Pecos River Kids Coordinator McKinney Briske, history enthusiast Al Morgan, anthropologist Jack Johnson, and musician Nathan Martinez.

Activities
On January 20, 2006, 80 students and 23 teachers/chaperones from the 4^th and 5^th grades of St. James, Sacred Heart, and Little Schoolhouse Elementary schools in Del Rio, Texas attended a full-day Shumla Foragers and Shumla Survivors: Scientists of the Lower Pecos Pecos River Kids Day Camp at the SHUMLA campus. Using archeology as a foundation for teaching math and science skills, SHUMLA provided hands-on opportunities for enhancing classroom lessons. Students were divided into five groups: the Bear Clan, Deer Clan, Ringtail Clan, Wolf Clan and Panther Clan. Upon their arrival at SHUMLA each clan was directed to its first station to begin a rotation of lessons and demonstrations. These stations included:

• Paint Making Experiment: Angel Johnson led students in a hands-on experiment replicating prehistoric paint making and discussed how prehistoric art was used to communicate information necessary for survival.
• Music from the Past: Jack Johnson and Nathan Martinez explored the archaeological records of musical instruments in this area with the students. Students learned the science behind sound waves. The students made sound waves of their own using the replicas of ancient instruments in a jam/dance session.
• Demonstration: Steve Norman demonstrated for students flintknapping techniques used by early hunters. Brenda Norman showed prehistoric techniques for making cordage, sandals, and baskets.
• Friction Fire Starting: Neal Stilley used primitive fire starting techniques to teach about energy forms and transfer of energy.
• Lifeways: McKinney Briske and Al Morgan led the students in comparing their lives with archaic peoples living in Hinds Cave northwest of Comstock, TX. The students also stepped back in time and used the atlatl to throw darts.

Volunteers
Programs at SHUMLA are made possible through the help of our volunteers. This program's volunteers were Mary Locke Crofts, Nyta and Craig Hensley, Angel and Jack Johnson (Student Conservation Association interns from the National Park Service), Al and Nancy Morgan, and Jack Harrington.

Cost
This program was underwritten by a grant to SHUMLA from the Brown Foundation, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Community Outreach Program.

Information
For more information contact the education division at education@shumla.org or call the office at
432-292-4848.