What To Do If You Find an Artifact or Archaeological Site – South Florida Archaeology & Ethnography

Please visit the Florida Department of State’s website for information about questions related to:

Reporting newly discovered archaeological sites
Reporting looting of archaeological sites
Encountering human remains
Obtaining archaeological research permits in Florida
Legal statutes protecting cultural resources in the State of Florida

three people sitting of edge of dry-docked boat — Annisa Karim, Jen Green, and Michelle LeFebvre documenting archaeological site loss on Calusa Island, southwest Florida Photo courtesy of Sara Ayers-Rigsby