New Discovery of Waterlogged Deposits at Pineland
It is impossible to do any archaeological work in Southwest Florida without thinking about Frank Hamilton Cushing, the brilliant and … Continue
Pine Island Holds Clues to the Oldest Land Flora in Florida!
Rocks recovered from the drilling of an injection well on Pine Island provide clues to the nature of the earliest … Continue
Curation Project Enters Final Phase
In the December, 2007 Friends newsletter, we announced that a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities would … Continue
Economic Stimulus Package, A.D. 800
A troubled economy and problems related to climate change are not newcomers to south Florida. Over 1,200 years ago, the … Continue
NEH Funds Curation of Pineland Collection
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant to Bill Marquardt and Karen Walker to preserve and … Continue
Early Anglo-American Settlers Source of Local Place Names
Many of the place names for local geographic features in and around Pineland have historic origins, including several that bear … Continue
Clams for Climate Change
There were so many sand gnats gnawing at our bare legs and arms that it was difficult to concentrate on … Continue
The Winds of Change
For well over a year, I have been involved in a survey to locate and catalog the prominent vegetation on … Continue
Pineland Mystery Bone is from Monk Sea
Exciting archaeological discoveries often happen long after the excavation tools are put away. This is one reason why museum collections … Continue
RRC Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Funding
The National Science Foundation’s Paleoclimate Program has awarded RRC researchers $364,528 to develop and test a new method for reconstructing … Continue