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...
Winners of 2017 Austin and Bullen Awards announced
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2017 Austin Award and Bullen Award, given for…
New book reveals untold history of pre-colonial Caribbean islands
A new book co-authored by a Florida Museum researcher examines the rich and distinct histories of the Caribbean islands before…