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On display Sept. 23, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018, Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum celebrated the Museum’s rich history and featured objects that reveal stories about everything from human health to prehistoric life to invasive species. Each Museum collection was asked to contribute
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Archaeologists recovered a chunk of coral from a Spanish shipwreck, and x-rays revealed a hollow space where a metal sword had disintegrated. This sword is a cast made by pumping resin into the hollow. Summary Spanish Sword (cast) From the East Coast of Florida Dates to 17th–18th century Coll
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Spanish colonists used olive jars to ship olive oil, wine, honey and other goods. Archaeologists rarely find intact jars. This olive jar is also unique because of the painted red “R�, likely the maker’s initial. Summary Spanish Olive Jar From Ciudad Trujillo, Dominica Republic Dates to AD 1500
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Mammoths once roamed Florida but went extinct about 10,000 years ago, in part due to human hunting. This is the real jaw of the mammoth skeleton on permanent display in the Denny Gallery in our main Museum lobby. Summary Columbian Mammoth Jaw (Mammuthus columbi) From Aucilla River, Florida Liv
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Fossil evidence shows that the two-horned rhinoceros once roamed the plains of North America in great numbers. The bones and tooth wear seen in this bone bed reveal a mix of juveniles, mature adults and older individuals. Summary Rhinoceros Bone Bed (Menoceras) From Western Nebraska Lived ~20
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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
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This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, located on the center island in the Pliocene Epoch. Summary Terror Bird (Titanis walleri) Sculpture based on fossils from Citrus & Columbia Co., Florida Lived ~2.3-1.8 million years ago Collect
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In the Arctic, people made water-repellent coats or parkas from sea mammal intestines. Most museum examples are stiff and flattened after years of storage, but this gut parka is exceptionally well-preserved, in part because of the excellent care provided by the Reeves. Summary Parka Made by Esk
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This object is on permanent display in the Museum’s South Florida People & Environments  exhibit, located in the “Indian People in South Florida Todayâ€� gallery. Summary Coiled Basket With Doll Lid Made by Agnes Billie Cypress (basket) and Lucy Johns (lid), Immokalee Gift to the Museum from
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Researchers found this fragile bottle in a St. Augustine historic well. Because it was found in wet soil, the vial must be stored in water to keep it intact. Summary Glass Perfume Bottle From St. Johns Co., Florida Dates to late 17th century Collection Historical Archaeology Story This
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