The caves and sinkholes of Texas are still out there.

The limestone is still keeping its secrets.

And the people who were buried there — eight thousand years ago, seven thousand years ago, five thousand years ago, two thousand years ago — are still, in however partial and imperfect a way, speaking to us through the evidence they left behind.

We just have to be patient and careful enough to listen.

Why The Texas Sites Matter To The Broader Story Of North America

The archaeological discoveries in the sinkholes and caves of Texas are not local stories.