‘The Stones are Speaking’ highlights one of the most significant archaeological finds in Texas

In Florence, Texas, the Gault Archaeological Site provides evidence of human presence for at least 20,000 years, exceeding its function as a mere archaeological site.

Nerds That Geek Documentary Review: ‘The Stones Are Speaking’

"There is a powerful new documentary out there that explores the reality that our past is beneath our feet and ready to be uncovered and explored, and that makes The Stones Are Speaking quite the powerful watch… one that ignites our imagination… this story just outright inspires us.”

Saving the ancient secrets of the first Texans

Listen to this fun interview about the Gault site and the film on The Source, the Texas Public Radio show hosted by David Martin Davies.

Director Olive Talley and Jon Lohse, president of the Gault School of Archaeological Research, (GSAR), were delighted to be guests on the show!

Movie Nation Documentary Review

Archaeologist Could Rewrite American Prehistory if he saves an Ancient Site from his Fellow Texans — “The Stones Are Speaking”

Filmmaker Mixer Podcast: Digging for Truth: Olive Talley on The Stones are Speaking

Director Olive Talley shares how the film is as much about the preservation of history as it is about the perseverance of one man’s vision.

Curated Texan: The Big Dig, Texas-Style.

In “The Stones Are Speaking,” Here’s How 30 Acres Were Transformed Into An Archaeological Site Of Ancient Findings

“The Stones Are Speaking,” an award-winning documentary by writer/director Olive Talley, chronicles how archaeologist Mike Collins risked it all to rescue 30 acres of plundered land, transforming it from a pay-to-dig site into the revered Gault archaeological site.

Georgetown View Magazine: Unearthing History — Bringing the Gault Site to the Big Screen • OLIVE TALLEY’S JOURNEY

Olive Talley’s journey to bring the story of the Gault Site to life on the screen began on a trip not to the archaeological site in Florence, Texas, but Antarctica. During the trip, she heard a lecture from National Geographic photographer Kenneth Garrett about his work documenting the global story of humanity’s migration to the Western Hemisphere. “He highlighted the importance of the Gault site in Central Texas and all of us Texans were amazed because we’d never heard of it. As a longtime journalist, I wondered, ‘Why not?’ ”

CBS News Texas: Dallas filmmaker shares fight to save ancient human history at Gault Site in Central Texas

Master storyteller and CBS News Texas anchor Robbie Owens shared a poignant and heartfelt piece about the film and director Olive Talley after she visited the site. Special thanks to her and photographer, Alexis Ramirez.

USA Film Festival: The Stones are Speaking

The Stones are Speaking was shown on the big screen on April 27, 2025 at the USA Film Festival in Dallas.

USA Film Festival 2025 – Interview with Filmmaker Olive Talley

The Williamson County Sun: Discovering the past: Documentary unearths Williamson County history

Texas journalist Olive Talley’s uncanny and sudden self-discovery of the Gault Archaeological Site in Florence initially made her want to write a piece about the site. After researching its historical significance, she decided to make a documentary instead.

Michael Bergeron Interviews Olive Talley

Olive Talley is guest on Screen Reflections, Michael Bergeron’s show on KPFT Radio in Houston.

What's New with Tracy Schulz

Austin’s KOOP Radio/ What’s New Host Tracy Schulz heartfelt interview with Olive Talley on the Red Carpet at our world premiere at the Austin Film Festival October 2024.

Gault Site Film Debut: "The Stones are Speaking"

“Judging from the amount of inquiries sent to Texas Cache about Gault, readers will not want to miss this movie! It’s a masterpiece that pieces together the big picture of the fractured fables we’ve all heard about Gault over the years.”

The Stones Are Speaking wins Audience Award in the Texas Independent Feature category at Austin Film Festival

The Stones Are Speaking tells the inspiring story of how archaeologist Mike Collins, at great risk and personal sacrifice, saved 30 acres of looted land deep in the heart of Texas and revealed this spot as one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Americas.

The Austin Chronicle: Austin Film Festival Review: The Stones Are Speaking

“What makes The Stones Are Speaking so engrossing is the humanity revealed at the center of the science. Collins’ passion for archaeology is clearly on display, through archival footage, interviews with him and his friends and colleagues, and in his commitment to share such a rich wealth of knowledge.”

Fox 7 Austin: Florence is set of new movie premiering at the Austin Film Festival

Florence, Texas, is the heart of a new movie premiering at the Austin Film Festival this weekend. It takes place at the Gault School of Archaeological Research.

D Magazine: A Dallas Documentarian Digs Into the Historical Significance of a Texas Archaeological Treasure

“I just couldn’t fathom that we had an amazing paradigm-shifting archaeological site here in Texas, in our backyard.”

KOOP Radio IV with Robert Sims, host of Lights Camera Austin: Interview: Olive Talley, director, "The Stones are Speaking"

Directed by Olive Talley, the documentary The Stones are Speaking chronicles the years-long campaign led by Austin-based archaeologist Michael B. Collins and his colleagues to acquire and preserve 30 acres of land of historic significance in the Williamson County city of Florence.

KRGV 5 News: New documentary questions timeline of first people in Texas

The Gault Site in Central Texas challenges the traditional theory in archaeology that 13,000 years ago humans walked across a land bridge from modern day Russia to Alaska to be the first humans in North America.

The Archaeological Conservancy Promotes
'The Stones Are Speaking'

Texas Highways and author Kathryn Jones gave our film a nice shout out in a piece she wrote about the Gault site in the December issue.