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Kitty Emery

Horses standing on a beach in front of the ocean

Cultural Heritage

Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore

July 27, 2022

An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological…Read More

person with butterfly case in collection

Awards & Honors

Florida Museum honors 2021 Austin, Bullen student research award winners

May 6, 2021

The Florida Museum of Natural History announced the 2021 winners of the Austin and Bullen Awards for student research and…Read More

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

three piles, one of bones, one of shells, one of charred plant remains

Collections

Environmental archaeology receives NSF grant to curate specimens before data go ‘dark’

November 6, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some…Read More

jaw bones of various animals in boxes

Cultural Heritage

New data platform illuminates history of humans’ environmental impact

May 13, 2019

The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal…Read More

man reaching for mangrove plant

Awards & Honors

Austin, Bullen 2019 student research award winners named

March 28, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2019 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…Read More

interior of freshwater mussel

Life on Earth

How ancient Mayan shell decor led to a new look at freshwater mussels south of the border

November 26, 2018

The ancient Maya are not particularly known for their love of freshwater mussels. Mathematics, maize, pyramids and human sacrifice, yes….Read More

Ashley Sharpe holding skull

Cultural Heritage

Old teeth, new stories

November 18, 2016

UF archaeologist uses Chicxulub ‘dinosaur crater’ rocks, prehistoric teeth to track ancient humans Where’s the best place to start when…Read More

close-up of carved shell

Cultural Heritage

Beyond the temples

November 5, 2015

Most of what we know about Mayan civilization relates to kings, queens and their elaborate temples. To understand what life…Read More

Jaguar Paw Temple

Cultural Heritage

Earliest use of Mexican turkeys by ancient Maya

September 14, 2012

As a University of Florida graduate student, one of Erin Thornton’s first assignments was to identify turkey bones from an…Read More

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