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Native snakes play an important role as natural predators in many of Florida’s ecosystems. Kingsnakes were once common in Paynes Prairie just outside of Gainesville, but are now difficult to find there. Summary Florida Kingsnake (Lampropeltis floridana x getula; Hybrid) From Alachua Co., Florid
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This object is on permanent display in the Museum’s South Florida People & Environments exhibit located in the “Native American Legacyâ€� gallery. Summary Box Lid With Painted Reptile Design From Collier Co., Florida Dates to ~AD 700-1500 Collection South Florida Archaeology Story Th
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Archaeologists and historians estimate that up to 100 million native people lived in the Americas before Europeans arrived. Taíno artifacts such as this bowl remind us that Christopher Columbus did not truly discover a “New World� in 1492. Summary Ceramic Vessel Made by Taíno people, En Bas Sal
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

Archaeologists rarely find delicate objects intact. This glass vial from the Fig Springs Mission site likely held sacramental oils. Only one other complete vial has been found from Spanish mission sites in Florida. Summary Glass Vial From Columbia Co., Florida Dates to late 16th–17th century
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

This object is on permanent display in the Museum’s South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located in the “Native American Legacyâ€� gallery. Summary Carved Crane Head From Lee Co., Florida Dates to ~AD 850-1000 Donated by Phyllis Thomasson Collection South Florida Archaeology St
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

The Museum’s first Director, Thompson Van Hyning, purchased this long shirt from Seminole Chief Tony Tommie in the 1920s. Chief Tommie was the first Seminole to attend school. Van Hyning wanted Tommie to attend UF, and lobbied the university president on his behalf – unsuccessfully. Summary Man’
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Shovel-tuskers were among the largest proboscideans (related to elephants) to live in North America. Paleontologists once believed they used their huge shovel-shaped jaws and tusks to scoop up aquatic plants, but Museum research suggests multiple purposes, including digging soil and scraping bark of
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

This object is on permanent display in the South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located in the “How to Make a Cord� section of the “Gulf Coast Fishing: 6,000 Years of Tradition� gallery. Summary Fishing Net Fragments From Collier Co., Florida Dates to ~AD 700-1500 Collection Sout
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit

This object is on permanent display in the Denny Family Gallery, located in the main Museum lobby. Summary Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) From Jefferson Co., Florida Lived ~16,000-11,000 years ago Collection Vertebrate Paleontology Story The largest fossil animal on display in t
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit