Monthly Meeting
Trini Mendenhall Community Center, 1414 Wirt Road,
Houston, TX 77055
Main No.: (713) 956-0881

When We Meet
Third Thursday of each month
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm

For meeting information
Email: president@txhas.org

Laboratory

How Do I Become a Volunteer?

Whether you are interested in working with specific artifact types (prehistoric or historic) or would like to simply gain experience in artifact processing and data entry procedures, our Lab Director or Assistant Director can assist you in working within your area of interest.

All lab volunteers are required to be HAS members and must also sign a Release and Waiver of Liability Form. A copy of both forms will be scanned and remain as a permanent record of the HAS; the original Release and Waiver of Liability Form will be kept on file at the lab. For more information contact info@txhas.org

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Code of Conduct

Owing to the sensitive nature of working with artifacts, when working in the laboratory it is important to follow all instructions provided by the Lab Director or Assistant Lab Director. Anyone who behaves in an unprofessional manner; is found to be withholding artifacts; and/or destroys laboratory equipment will be asked to leave. If you are asked to leave on more than one occasion, or are forcibly removed, you forfeit the right to volunteer, whether as a member or temporary volunteer, and will be restricted from access to the laboratory on a permanent basis.

What to Expect In The Lab

Tasks associated with the processing of artifacts range from washing incoming artifacts and initial sorting to identifying, measuring, weighing, labeling, archiving (bagging or boxing) and cataloging, as well as preparation of artifacts for curation. Additional tasks may include processing field data and data entry of collections.

Education Sessions

Occasionally, specific educational sessions are conducted. These are usually lead by HAS members who have a particular expertise in a topic. See the photo albums below for examples of some of the recent sessions

Labs at Lindas
"Labs at Linda's" Resume: Cleaning artifacts from Frost Town
Drawing with Claudia
"Technical Illustrations" - How to Draw Technical Illustrations with Claudia Penati
Cottonfield
"Cottonfield" - Washing and Sorting Artifacts from Cottonfield Site
Fish zooarcheology
"Fish Zooarcheology" - Identifying Fish Bones with Eren M. Quintana Morales
Golden Bottles
"Golden Bottles" - Bottle Identification with Larry Golden
Bone Osteology
"Bison Bones" - Bison Bone Osteology with Dr. Gus Costa
General lab
General Lab Activities