from the Florida Museum of Natural History
December 19, 2023 Early in the 1970s, a paleontologist working on the outskirts of an Indian
Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They’d flown into the local airport from Guam, the United States, Portugal, Spain and Japan, and they’d soon rendezvous with colleagues from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST
Water from the Indian Ocean spilled into the breach, carrying with it a retinue of
Excavations since 1976 at the Fountain of Youth Park (8-SJ-31) have located what we believe to be the site of the Spanish settlement established by Menendez in 1565. Some features at the site may be related to a fortification, however this interpretation is ambiguous. Historical documents are vague
thesis, Florida State University, Tallahassee. 1983 Beyond the Town Walls: The Indian
Hidden behind the collection glass, stashed within the compactors, a collection of wild silks lies dormant, ready to be explored by curious minds. Akin to its surrounding neighbors of exotic Lepidoptera specimens, the larva spun, human crafted silk fabrics hail from all around the world. Donated ov
The caterpillar lives on several different kinds of trees, Indian dammer (Shorea
Dozens of Eastern indigo snakes have been released in Florida as part of the Nature Conservancy’s program to reintroduce the rare native species to its historical habitat. Eastern indigo snakes prey on venomous snakes, but they are nonvenomous themselves and are not aggressive when approached. They
researchers reveals a significant decline in parasite populations within Florida’s Indian
Official hearings were held in 1602 to decide the fate of St. Augustine—keep it, move it or abandon it? The decision was to keep the colony where it was, as a haven for shipwreck victims and a strategic military position against the ever-increasing threat of pirates preying on the Spanish treasure f
Mission Indian uprisings, severe epidemics, pirate attacks and the increasing threat
Native Floridians recovered various metals from European shipwrecks off Florida’s coasts and re-fashioned the metal into objects and ornaments using traditional techniques, forms and decoration. Although their cultural meaning is unknown, their beauty remains. Summary Copper Medallion Made by B
But more likely the Indians salvaged metals from Spanish shipwrecks and then reworked
This object is on permanent display in the South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located inside the “Calusa Leader’s House” in the “Body Decoration” case. Summary Shell with Pigment From Collier Co., Florida Dates to ~AD 700-1500 Collection South Florida Archaeology Story Th
Historical records tell us that the Indian people of Southwest Florida painted themselves
William Marquardt Curator Emeritus Dr. Bill Marquardt has had a long research legacy with the Florida Museum as the Curator of South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography and Director of the Randell Research Center, a research and education facility located in Pineland, Florida. He received his
directed the Southwest Florida Project, focused on the ancient domain of the Calusa Indians
Nico, L. G., M. E. Neilson, R. H. Robins, J. M. Pfeiffer, M. Kail, Z. S. Randall, and E. Johnson. 2022. Occurrence of a reproducing wild population of Channa aurolineata (Pisces: Channidae) in the Manatee River drainage, Florida. Aquatic Invasions 17 (4): 577-601. Brown, M. E., R. H. Robins, and
Population of the South American Callichthyid Catfish Hoplosternum littorale in the Indian
