Nov 18, 2016

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UF archaeologist uses Chicxulub ‘dinosaur crater’ rocks, prehistoric teeth to track ancient humans Where’s the best place to start when…

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Other Media Outlets

How turkeys got from Mayan temples to your Thanksgiving dinner table
The Washington Post
November 25, 2015
Washington Post: Maya Turkeys and Thanksgiving

Beyond the temples, ancient bones reveal the lives of the Mayan working class
UF News
October 29, 2015
UF News: Beyond Ancient Temples

The Taming of the Turkey
Science News
August 9, 2012
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Earliest Use of Domestic Turkeys by Ancient Maya
Science Daily
August 8, 2012
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120809090706.htm

A Vessel of Indian Culture
The Wall Street Journal
August 3, 2011
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Animal bones and the Maya drought
Science News
April 24, 2009
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Did environmental disasters play role in Mayan decline?
USA Today
November 8, 2008
www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2008-11-08-mayan-decline_N.htm

Maya Rituals Caused Ancient Decline in Big Game
National Geographic
November 15, 2007
www.news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071115-maya-sacrifice.html

Ancient Maya elite binged on big game, loved furs
Reuters UK
November 12, 2007
www.uk.reuters.com/article/2007/11/12/environment-guatemala-maya-dc-idUKN1248947920071112

UF study: Maya politics likely played role in ancient large-game decline
University of Florida News
November 8, 2007
www.news.ufl.edu/2007/11/08/mayan-game/

UF study of the the Maya elite
Institute of Maya Studies
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Florida Museum-led study counters ideas about Mayan elite craftworks
InsideUF
August 29, 2007
www.insideuf.ufl.edu/2007/08/29/mayan-elite/

What is that ‘Thing’?
Florida News-Leader
July 19, 2007
www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2007/07/19/leisure/00aylwildways.prt

UF Researchers: Food At Miami Circle Site Adds To Evidence Of Sacred Spot
University of Florida News
October 16, 2002
www.news.ufl.edu/2002/10/16/miamicircle/

Zooarchaeology at Miami Circle, Florida
Florida Department of State – Bureau of Archaeological Research
www.flheritage.com/archaeology/projects/miamicircle/Artifacts/zooarch.cfm