Whispers of the Ancients: Rock Shelters of Val Verde County, Texas
Rancho (Drew Celovsky)Whispers of the Ancients is an immersive podcast exploring the rich history of the ancient peoples in Val Verde County, Texas. Join us as we journey into the heart of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and uncover the secrets of rock shelters, caves, and archaeological sites, blending storytelling with expert interviews to bring the past back to life.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | DocumentarySociety & CultureHistory | |||
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Out in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, time doesn't move the way it does anywhere else.
The land holds on to things.
Footsteps. Marks on stone. Stories that don't always stay where they happened.
In this chapter, I sit down with Ronnie Hart, a man wh... more
I'm sitting down with diggers of the West Texas canyonlands- men and women who spent their time in rock shelters, dust, heat, and the hidden corners of Val Verde County, Texas.
These are the people who crawled beneath the rim and worked the ancient ... more
An immersive journey into the Ancient Underworld of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands. Based on a true story.
In 1590, outlaw settler Gaspar Castano de Sosa led an unauthorized expedition north through the harsh canyon country of what is now Val Verde Cou... more
In 1975, Dr. Harry J. Shafer stepped into Hinds Cave (site 41VV456) — one of the most sacred archaeological shelters in North America — and began uncovering what time had sealed: ash, sandals, woven fiber, fire-cracked stone, and preserved human fece... more
A remote shelter deep in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands. The fire still scars the walls. The child is still there, curled beneath the ash.
This isn't a legend.
This isn't a story you tell to pass the time.
This is what happened.
In 1936, archaeologi... more
Beneath a limestone bench in Val Verde County, Texas, the earth remembers.
Twenty-Two Burials.
One Vertical Shaft.
Seven Thousand Years of Silence.
The Seminole Sink isn't a story you hear, it's one you enter.
Told through layered sound, ancient... more
In Part 2 of The Mystery of the Nine Burials of the Shumla Caves, we return to the Shumla Caves, with Dr. Thomas Hester. As a teenager leading the Carrizo Springs High School Archaeology Society he and his team conducted their first excavation at sit... more
Step back in time with me into the 1933 George C. Martin Expedition of the Shumla Caves located in the rugged landscape of the Lower Pecos region of Val Verde County, Texas. This episode immerses you into the expedition as a valued member of the team... more
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This podcast is an excellent, high value production. The descriptors are more than sufficient to transport you to another place as you listen intently to the tales woven in time. I look forward to the continued participation in listening to this well-crafted and very informative podcast. Well done Rancho.
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