Florida Museum receives NAGPRA grant to aid repatriation efforts
The Florida Museum of Natural History has received a consultation/documentation grant for $99,897 from the National Park Service this month.…
Archaeologist Catherine Smith joins the Florida Museum as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator
Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Catherine Smith as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator. Smith has…
Florida Museum honors winners of the 2022 Austin, Bullen and Biodiversity awards
The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and Bullen awards for student research…
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…
Investigating the Calusa
The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their…
During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’ sought solace in Florida oyster feasts
More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf…
Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort
Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first…
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A Vessel of Indian Culture – Wall Street Journal | Aug. 3, 2011