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One man’s mission. One woman’s film.

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CBS Village: How a Texas filmmaker uncovered one of the most important archaeological sites in the Americas

CBS Mornings picked up CBS Texas News Anchor Robbie Owens’ story and shared it with a national audience.

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Texas Monthly: The Man Whose Discovery Changed What We Know About Human History

Heather Martin wrote a beautifully descriptive piece about her personal visit to the Gault site with Mike Collins.

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Austin American-Statesman: 'Nothing else like it, period': Movie on Texas site helps rewrite prehistory of Americas

“Talley's movie taps into our natural curiosity about the world and, particularly, the origins of humanity.”

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CBS Texas: The Gault Site in Central Texas is reshaping history, telling the story of the earliest humans in the Americas

Anchor Robbie Owens takes the viewer to the Gault site to meet Mike Collins’ granddaughter, Elizabeth, who continues the family legacy by leading tours. And to meet Mike Adler, Chairman of the Anthropology Department at Southern Methodist University, who talks about Gault’s significance. Adler was the film’s archaeology consultant.

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Texas Standard Radio: Documentary unearths the story of an unknown Texas archaeological treasure trove

“This was the gold standard for Clovis sites in North America. More Clovis artifacts have been excavated at this site than any other site in North America,” said “The Stones Are Speaking” film director Olive Talley.

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CBS Austin: New Documentary Explores Ancient Secrets at Gault Site in Central Texas

Filmmaker and Texas reporter Olive Talley visited We Are Austin to share details about her new documentary "The Stones are Speaking."

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Dallas Observer: New Doc The Stones Are Speaking Builds a Bridge Between Texas and Ancient History

A local, first-time director examines the work of a Texas archaeologist in a fascinating way.

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