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St. Augustine: America's Ancient City

Saving the Past for the Future

  • St. Augustine: America’s Ancient City
    • Exhibit Timeline
      • Part I: The Enterprise of Florida
        • First Contacts
        • The Timucua in St. Augustine
        • Colonization and Conflict
      • Part II: Florida on Trial
        • Introduction
        • Disasters and Rebuilding
        • The Church and the Missions
        • Life on the Remote Frontier
      • Part III: Criollo Consolidation
        • Introduction
        • Life and Death in the 1600s
        • Disease & Disaster
        • Expansion of Missions and Ranches
      • Part IV: The Castillo Years
        • Introduction
        • The English Menace & African Resistance
        • Growth & Diversity
        • Criollas & Soldiers
        • Desperate Entrepreneurs
      • Part V: Spanish Exodus
        • Introduction
        • Exodus
        • New Arrivals
        • The End of Colonial Dominion
    • Saving the Past for the Future
      • Rescue Archaeology
      • Curating Collections
      • In the Lab
      • See it Yourself!
    • Florida Museum Historical Archaeology Collection
    • Visit the First Colony Exhibit in St. Augustine

Rescue Archaeology

Curating Collections

In the Lab

See it Yourself!

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Gifford Waters, Collection Manager

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  • Page Last Updated: 08/07/2019