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Irvy Quitmyer

Liz Wing studies animal remains at a lab bench

Our People

Liz Wing: A portrait in persistence

March 5, 2020

Elizabeth “Liz” Wing arrived at the University of Florida in the mid-1950s with little more than a suitcase, less than…
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serving vessel

Cultural Heritage

A queen’s final feast

June 1, 2006

In 426 AD, a noble we now know as K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’ (Great Sun First Quetzal Macaw), arrived in…
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surface lines of a clam shell

Collections

Sclerochronology: Playing back the recordings of life

March 1, 2006

Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks…
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Donna Ruhl & Irv Quitmyer

Cultural Heritage

Research sheds light on Lake Monroe inhabitants

March 1, 2004

A team of specialists from the Florida Museum of Natural History Environmental Archaeology Program has identified the Archaic people of…
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