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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New book explores the history of cattle in the Americas
A new book by Nicolas Delsol, a courtesy faculty member and former researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…
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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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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…
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Before the Pilgrims, Floridians celebrated the ‘real’ first Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our…
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Public archaeology
Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists enlisted the help of the public as they returned to the remains of the…
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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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Unearthing a rare stone mission church in St. Augustine
Large-scale excavations are underway in St. Augustine of the 337-year-old remains of one of the largest and most ornate churches…
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