The Florida Museum and First Magnitude Brewing Co. invite you to a fundraiser to help support butterfly conservation in Florida. As part of the event, First Magnitude will release a special black rye ale with vanilla called “Black Witch,” highlighting the Black Witch moth. Conservation at home L
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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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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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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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A new study by EAP alumna Ashley Sharpe and colleagues tracks how the ancient Maya used animals for food, ritual and as curiosities. See the story in Smithsonian Magazine and the related publication in PLOS One.
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We participated in the Silver River Knap-In, an annual arts festival where archaeologists provide and specialists in prehistoric arts demonstrate and sell their arts. For this event, we featured the bone tool production and use in Pre-Hispanic archaeological cultures and 3D printed replicas of
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Articles & Stories Dig Magazine 2013: Best in Breed (PDF) Emery, K.F., P. Cunningham-Smith, E.J. Olsen, and E.S. Wing (2013) Best in Breed. Dig Magazine January:22-25, www.digonsite.com Dig Magazine (2007): Jaguar Kings and Monkey Brothers: Animal Use Among the Maya (PDF) Em
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Current Courses Below is a list of the courses related to environmental archaeology that are currently taught by faculty, staff, students, and affiliates of the Environmental Archaeology Program at the University of Florida: ANT 3186 (undergraduate) and ANG 5126 (graduate): Introduction to Zoo
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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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The EAP received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some of its most delicate specimens and vital data, documenting 14,000 years of biodiversity in vulnerable regions around the Caribbean. See the full story here.
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