Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test
A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery – but identifying its…
Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people
The history of the Caribbean’s original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of…
Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims
Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men –...
Taíno origin story comes to life in animated video by TED-Ed, Museum archaeologist
Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologist William Keegan collaborated with TED-Ed to produce a video dramatization of how the world…
Austin, Bullen 2019 student research award winners named
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2019 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…
Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in A.D. 400
Researchers have long thought that snail and clam shells found at Caribbean archaeological sites were evidence of “starvation food” eaten…
Packing a suitcase for the future
As University of Florida archaeologist Bill Keegan studies the ancient Lucayan people, inhabitants of the Caribbean for hundreds of years,…
A new look at kinship
The Florida Museum’s Bill Keegan, curator of Caribbean Archaeology, co-authored a paper asking bioarchaeologists to reevaluate traditional assumptions...