Podcast by Rancho (Drew Celovsky)
03 July 2025
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33:28
18 May 2025
Beneath a limestone bench in Val Verde County, Texas, the earth remembers.
Twenty-Two Burials.
One Vertical Shaft.
Seven Thousand Years of Silence.
The Seminole Sink isn't a story you hear, it's one you enter.
Told through layered sound, ancient breath, and the voice of the land itself, this immersive descent follows the excavation of one of the most sacred and mysterious burial sites in the Lower Pecos.
But what was uncovered...was never meant to be disturbed.
Because the Sink...
Doesn't let go.
Welcome to The V, etched in my bones and forged in my soul-
I hope you enjoy what I dub the Ouija Board of The Lower Pecos!
Special Thanks to Jimmy Mercanto for the idea!
-Rancho
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18:02
13 April 2025
In Part 2 of The Mystery of the Nine Burials of the Shumla Caves, we return to the Shumla Caves, with Dr. Thomas Hester. As a teenager leading the Carrizo Springs High School Archaeology Society he and his team conducted their first excavation at site 41VV116 in 1964.
What began as a summer dig, turned into a lifelong journey across the ancient landscapes of Belize, Egypt, and Mexico. This unscripted conversation explores the spark that lit his career, the early fieldwork that shaped him, and the deep roots of a life chasing the past.
Haven't heard Part 1 yet?
Check out S1 E2: The Mystery of the Nine Burials-Shumla Caves.
-Rancho
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01:28:33
20 March 2025
Step back in time with me into the 1933 George C. Martin Expedition of the Shumla Caves located in the rugged landscape of the Lower Pecos region of Val Verde County, Texas. This episode immerses you into the expedition as a valued member of the team during the time of the Great Depression when America was in the grip of economic despair.
Funded by the Witte Museum in San Antonio, Texas, this expedition certainly did not disappoint. This podcast was written by myself after reading and being captivated by the rare 1933 report entitled Big Bend Basket Maker Papers No.3 by the Southwest Texas Archaeological Society and the Witte Memorial Museum along with reading interviews of some of the original team members and their experiences while there in this mysterious yet beautiful place.
At the time of this writing, many of the artifacts are still on display within the halls of the Witte Museum.
I hope you enjoy this!
-Rancho
"Val Verde, etched in bone and forged in my soul"
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20 January 2025
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