Create
Your Own Pictographs
How did prehistoric artists create such beautiful pictographs? Follow these simple steps to learn how. Just like the ancient people you can find everything you need in nature to create your own pictographs! |

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Trans-Pecos Crossword
How well do you know the Trans-Pecos? Test your knowledge of the geography and characteristics of this region by completing this crossword puzzle! |

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Meet the Critters
Do you know your prehistoric critters? Match each clue with the correct animal to discover some pretty wild facts about our four-legged (and sometimes three-toed!) megafauna friends from Kincaid Shelter in south Texas. |

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How Many Ways Can You Use a Buffalo?
Put your mouse on different parts
of the buffalo to discover
how the Indians used everything from its beard to its brains!
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Meet You at the Midden Board
Game
Use our colorful map of Burret's
Trail at the Nightengale Archeological Center to navigate through
different cultural time periods. Discover the adventure in archeology!
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Dating an Archeologist
Help Romeo get a date with Annie
the archeologist! You're sure to fall in love with this great crossword
puzzle.
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Artifact Bingo
Got a group of friends? Get together
and play our Artifact Bingo
game. You never know what cool artifacts you'll find!
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Color the Past
Print out any of the 12 black
and white drawings on our Color
the Past page. You can color, paint, cut, trace, and learn about
Texas' past at the same time!
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Hank's House Coloring Sheet and Book Recommendation
Print out a coloring sheet featuring Dr. Dirt at Hank's House, a Panhandle archeological site named for Hank the Cowdog, on our Hank's House 1 Kids' Activities page, and then read a fantastic new (in 2022) kids' book about Hank's House and a lot of other amazing archeology found nearby it on Hank the Cowdog author John Erickson's Panhandle ranch!
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