Charles Cobb named UF Research Foundation 2025 professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF…
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Michelle LeFebvre assumes new role as director of Randell Research Center
The Florida Museum’s Randell Research Center has a new director! Michelle LeFebvre, curator of South Florida archaeology and ethnography, as…
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University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville
Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet….
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Ancient DNA reveals an early African origin of cattle in the Americas
Cattle may seem like uniquely American animals, steeped in the lore of cowboys, cattle drives and sprawling ranches. But cattle…
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Archaeologists awarded NSF grant to survey Florida cultural heritage sites damaged by Hurricane Ian
The National Science Foundation has awarded emergency funding to archaeologists at three institutions to survey cultural heritage sites damaged by…
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Annisa Karim joins Randell Research Center as new operations manager
Annisa Karim has always nurtured a fondness for the natural world. In her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, Karim’s father took…
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After routing de Soto, Chickasaws repurposed Spanish objects for everyday use
Archaeologists have unearthed a rare trove of more than 80 metal objects in Mississippi thought to be from Hernando de…
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Mission accessible: Florida’s historic Spanish missions go digital
Researchers, educators, students and the curious can explore the history of Florida’s Spanish missions via a new online database. Launched…
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The search for Chicaza
More than 300 years ago, the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto set out from Spanish Florida on an expedition to…
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