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Florida Archaeology

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Features

University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville

October 7, 2024

Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet….
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Profiles

New staff highlight: Amanda Hall, collection manager for Florida and Caribbean archaeology and bioarchaeology

May 17, 2024

Amanda Hall has had a lifelong passion for history. As a child, she spent countless hours in museums admiring exhibits…
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Grants & Initiatives

Florida Museum receives NAGPRA grant to aid repatriation efforts

October 11, 2023

The Florida Museum of Natural History has received a consultation/documentation grant for $99,897 from the National Park Service this month….
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Hires & Promotions

Archaeologist Catherine Smith joins the Florida Museum as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator

October 26, 2022

Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Catherine Smith as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator. Smith has…
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Awards & Honors

Florida Museum honors winners of the 2022 Austin, Bullen and Biodiversity awards

April 13, 2022

The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and Bullen awards for student research…
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Cultural Heritage

Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test

February 9, 2021

A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery – but identifying its…
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Cultural Heritage

Investigating the Calusa

September 25, 2020

The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their…
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Cultural Heritage

During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’ sought solace in Florida oyster feasts

May 1, 2020

More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf…
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Cultural Heritage

Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort

April 23, 2020

Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first…
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Cultural Heritage

Sophisticatedly engineered ‘watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom

March 30, 2020

The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that sprawled hundreds…
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