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Hutchinson, Dale L., Christopher B. Denise, Hal J. Daniel, and Gerhard W.
Historical ecology serves as a valuable framework for exploring the interconnections between past environments and how humans persisted for millennia along physical and social landscapes. By integrating ecological knowledge with archaeological research, the South Florida Archaeology Program investi
Trust in efforts to a) explore and monitor coastal shoreline erosion on the island; b)
Though well known for his later work as the Florida Museum’s curator of Herpetology, Walter Auffenberg originally established himself with the museum as the first curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. He completed his PhD on fossil snakes of Florida in 1956, then worked until 1959 as the curator for t
More History of the Florida Museum For more museum history, see: MacFadden, B.
We most commonly find isolated fossil elements that are placed in bone bags or vials and brought back to the lab for screenwashing. When we discover complete or nearly complete specimens we create plaster jackets around them for protection during removal and transport. Depending on the size of the s
using various tools, such as dental picks, hardened with a special glue, called B–
In the early 1970s, the Vertebrate Paleontology collections settled into the newly-constructed Dickinson Hall, which remains their home to this day. The collections staff of past years, including Chandra Aulsbrook, Howard Converse, Russell “Russ� McCarty, Gary Morgan, and Arthur “Art� Poyer, are
information about the history of Vertebrate Paleontology and its people, see: MacFadden, B.
Agricola Road Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality PO047 Location The site was located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Bradley, Polk County, Florida, in the Hookers Prairie Mine. It gets its name due to its proximity to Agricola Road. It was exposed by commercial phosphate minin
B. Albright, III, A. D. Barnosky, I. Ferrusquıa-Villafranca, R. M.
Megachasma pelagios This rare and unusual shark has been encountered so infrequently that the scientific community has kept a detailed list and summaries of each encounter. They are likely diurnal following swarms of krill, from the surface of the open ocean during the day, and diving deep at nig
This suggested that the species migrates vertically on a diel cycle (Anon, 1991a, b)
Paleoindian and Archaic period uses of animals on the coast of Peru People occupying the coast of southern Peru 10,700 years before the present hunted shore birds and some fishes such as anchovies. These data suggest a coastal migration of people from Asia. This work was conducted by Susan deFran
Moseley, James B. Richardson III, Dennis R.
The CROC Database The materials in the CROC database stem from excavations carried out at Cerros (Cerro Maya) by David Freidel between 1974 and 1981. Subsequent research by Debra Walker 1993 to 1995 is not included at this time. Pottery Analysis Ceramics from the site are organized by surface tre
PROVENIENCE designation would be Op 41b-5, where Op 41 represents the operation, b
The Florida Museum’s ethnographic collection spans all the major geographic areas of North America and includes many important artifact types. Many of these pieces were originally purchased by Leigh Morgan Pearsall on the art market between 1900-1960. The collection includes more than 3,600 objects,
Pearsall database # P0005, P0059, P0073, P0094, P0129, P0153, P0195, P0273, P0312A, B)
