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…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
Investigating the Calusa
The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their…Read More
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…Read More
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…Read More
Sophisticatedly engineered ‘watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom
The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that sprawled hundreds…Read More
Winners of 2017 Austin and Bullen Awards announced
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2017 Austin Award and Bullen Award, given for…Read More
Swift Creek Complicated Stamped Pottery
Neill Wallis, associate curator of archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains Swift Creek Complicated Stamped Pottery, including…Read More
Two former archaeology curators receive lifetime achievement awards
Florida Museum of Natural History curators emeritus Kathleen Deagan and Jerald Milanich were recently honored with 2015 lifetime achievement awards…Read More