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Irvy Quitmyer

Liz Wing studies animal remains at a lab bench

Cultural Heritage

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…Read More

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…Read More

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…Read More

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…Read More

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