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Cultural Heritage

people in canoes padding toward island

Cultural Heritage

Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people

December 23, 2020

The history of the Caribbean’s original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of…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

oysters

Cultural Heritage

During tough times, ancient ‘tourists’ sought solace in Florida oyster feasts

May 1, 2020

More than a thousand years ago, people from across the Southeast regularly traveled to a small island on Florida’s Gulf…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

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

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

historical illustration

Cultural Heritage

Study puts the ‘Carib’ in ‘Caribbean,’ boosting credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims

January 10, 2020

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories…Read More

16th century map of Spanish Florida and Cuba

Collections

Mission accessible: Florida’s historic Spanish missions go digital

December 20, 2019

Researchers, educators, students and the curious can explore the history of Florida’s Spanish missions via a new online database. Launched…Read More

close-up of raw oysters on ice

Cultural Heritage

Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old

November 20, 2019

Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to…Read More

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