T The Environmental Archaeology Program collections include modern comparative and archaeological specimens of zoological, botanical, and pedological materials. Our modern comparative collection represents over 13,000 individual specimens and forms the foundation of our research as well as for biol
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Differential Deposits at MC-6 (Middle Caicos) Excavations at MC-6 (Photo courtesy of Joost Morsink) Recent excavations by Joost Morsink (Courtesy Assistant Scientist, Florida Museum) at MC-6, a prehistoric site on the island of Middle Caicos, produced several vertebrate faunal samples. Zooarchaeol
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Motul de San Jose Ecology Sub-project Project Director: Kitty Emery How did the ancient Maya of the southern lowlands control the economics of environmental management? Natural resources are both essential and limited for any society. This is particularly true for those cultures co-existing
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Origins of animal domestication in the Andes The central Andes is the center of animal domestication in the New World. Llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs were domesticated in the highlands approximately 6000 years ago. Llamas were primarily beasts of burden and were used to transport goods between
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At the discretion of the curator, Environmental Archaeology Program (EAP) collections, images, and data may be loaned to museums, universities, and other appropriate public institutions for research and/or exhibition purposes. Loans are governed by the collections loan policies of the Florida Museum
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Although we are involved with a great deal of projects across the Museum, we’re especially proud of the planning and implementation of these highlights: Florida Snake ID Guide Our most recent project was assisting our Herpetology Department in a complete revamp and upgrade of the Florida snake I
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El Mirador, Peten, Guatemala Project Zooarchaeologists: Kitty Emery and Erin Thornton How did the earliest „elite“ of the Maya world use and control their abundant animal resources to enhance their status and record their wealth? El Mirador was one of the most fabulous and developed of the Pr
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Trade of Animals among the Ancient Maya Project Investigator: Erin Thornton Have we been underestimating the extent of ancient Maya animal trade? What does this mean in terms of ancient Maya economics? As part of her PhD research in the Environmental Archaeology collections, Erin Thornton stu
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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
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Copan (University of Pennsylvania) Archaeology Project, Honduras Project Zooarchaeologist: Kitty Emery Can we reconstruct the pomp, ceremony, and rituals surrounding the death and burial of the founding rulers of the site of Copan? What were the animal foods these brave souls took with them as
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