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Archaeologists awarded NSF grant to survey Florida cultural heritage sites damaged by Hurricane Ian

December 19, 2022

The National Science Foundation has awarded emergency funding to archaeologists at three institutions to survey cultural heritage sites damaged by…Read More

Annisa Karim stands in front of an interpretive sign detailing the Calusa people

Hires & Promotions

Annisa Karim joins Randell Research Center as new operations manager

July 22, 2021

Annisa Karim has always nurtured a fondness for the natural world. In her hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, Karim’s father took…Read More

Calusa working

Cultural Heritage

Investigating the Calusa

September 25, 2020

The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their…Read More

Calusa meeting Spanish ships

Cultural Heritage

Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort

April 23, 2020

Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first…Read More

illustration of Calusa in a canoe

Cultural Heritage

Sophisticatedly engineered ‘watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom

March 30, 2020

The mighty Calusa ruled South Florida for centuries, wielding military power, trading and collecting tribute along routes that sprawled hundreds…Read More

Students excavating

Cultural Heritage

Building on shells: Unraveling mysteries of Calusa kingdom

May 5, 2016

Centuries before countries such as the United Arab Emirates and China started building islands, the Calusa Indians living in southwest…Read More

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Cultural Heritage

Randell Research Center adds two additional Calusa mounds

March 13, 2015

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Randell Research Center on Pine Island near Fort Myers, once home to the Calusa Indians, has…Read More

clam shell cross section

Climate Change

Shedding light on ancient climate change

September 1, 2011

The mysterious appearance of numerous ancient duck bones dating to the sixth century at the Pineland archaeological site on Pine…Read More

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Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, FL 32611

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