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South Florida Archaeology & Ethnography Collection

books of color chips

Cultural Heritage

Human eye beats machine in archaeological color identification test

February 9, 2021

A ruler and scale can tell archaeologists the size and weight of a fragment of pottery – but identifying its…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

hutia skull

Cultural Heritage

Hungry for hutia? Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity

January 28, 2020

The Bahamian hutia, a large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a curious case study in how human food…Read More

bones on black background

Cultural Heritage

Ancient bone protein reveals which turtles were on the menu in Florida, Caribbean

November 4, 2019

Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that…Read More

A female scientist holding a large, white shell

Hires & Promotions

Michelle LeFebvre appointed South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography’s assistant curator

October 11, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History has appointed archaeologist Michelle LeFebvre as assistant curator of the South Florida Archaeology and…Read More

Award winners group photo

Awards & Honors

Austin, Bullen 2018 student research award winners named

April 6, 2018

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2018 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…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

Margaret Spivey

Cultural Heritage

Making sense of the past for a better future

June 12, 2015

A few miles from Lake Okeechobee, the ancient village site known as Fort Center lies on the shore of Fisheating…Read More

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