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

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/carib-skulls-boost-credibility-of-columbus-cannibal-claims/

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
rumored cannibals, invaded Jamaica, Hispaniola and the Bahamas

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The persistent effects of colonialism in Caribbean science – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/the-persistent-effects-of-colonialism-in-caribbean-science/

Prior to the first world war, sprawling European empires collectively controlled roughly 80% of Earth’s landmass. Following WWII, that percentage drastically shrank, as colonies and occupied territories successfully vied for their independence, leading many to assume that the colonial mindset of tak
taken in two countries — Trinidad and Tobago and The Bahamas

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Mouth Types – Discover Fishes

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Fish have evolved to have different types of mouths depending on what their diet is and how they feed. The four different mouth types shown below are all designed to help fish catch their next meal most efficiently. Fish that have terminal or protrusible mouths generally feed on other fish. Fish th
Scombridae (Thunnus albacares) Yellowfin tuna Eleuthera, Bahamas

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New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered – Research News

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Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a small team of researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History, three new s
Museum of Natural History, three new species from The Bahamas

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Dr. William F. Keegan – Caribbean Archaeology Program

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/caribarch/people/

Dr. William F. Keegan is Chairman and Curator of Anthropology, Department of Natural History, Florida Museum of Natural History. He also serves as Associate Director for Research and Collections. He holds affiliate appointments as Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Latin American Studies at th
survey of the islands in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

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Crawling out of history: The Grand Turk tortoise – Research News

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My Hero by Billy Collins Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has stopped once again by the roadside, this time to stick out his neck and nibble a bit of sweet grass, unlike the previous time when he was distracted by a bee humming in the heart of a wildflower.
site in the Turks and Caicos Islands and all of the Bahamas

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Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/indigenous-communities-used-the-caribbean-sea-as-an-aquatic-highway/

With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe” is derived from the term “kana:wa,” used by the Indigenous Arawakans of the Caribbean to describe their dugout vessels. Without cl
pottery artifacts from the Lucayan Islands — The Bahamas

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Caribbean Archaeology Program – Florida Museum of Natural History

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/caribarch/

The Caribbean Archaeology Program was founded in 1960 by Ripley P. Bullen. The program is based around one of the largest systematic collections of pre-Columbian artifacts in North America. What the collection lacks in size is compensated for by its diversity. Contact Us For more informa
collections from sites on the islands of Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas

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