The Zooarchaeology of Herman’s Bay Project Director: Irv Quitmyer Herman’s Bay Midden (8SL1146) is located in St. Lucie County, Florida on Hutchinson Island. The midden is perched along a beach dune line in full view of the Atlantic Ocean to the east and a well-developed estuarine system of the
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Exhibit Press Kit Press Release Exhibit Webpage Free Admission | Now Open Dive in and explore Florida’s most valuable resource: water. This engaging exhibit tells the story of the state’s fresh water, from the aquifers underground to the rivers and lakes to the clouds in the sky. Enter a magic
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Environmental remains from archaeological sites provide important information about the long history of human-environmental relationships. The data derived from environmental archaeology research not only provides us with a rich cultural perspective, but is also a vital source of biodiversity resear
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Zooarchaeology of the African Diaspora in St. Croix, USVI Excavations at Christiansted National Historic Park Project Investigators: Nicole Cannarozzi and Kitty Emery The National Park Service Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) in collaboration with the Slave Wrecks Project is suppor
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Sclerochronology Sclerochronology is the study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they formed. Sclerochronology focuses primarily upon growth patterns reflecting annual, monthly, fortnightly, tidal, daily, and sub
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Petexbatun: Zooarchaeological Clues to the Maya Collapse Project Zooarchaeologist: Kitty Emery What caused the „collapse“ of the ancient Maya? Was there actually any „collapse“ at all? This question has plagued Mesoamerican archaeologists since our first forays into the tropical rainforests
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We welcome visitors interested using the FLMNH-EAP collections to conduct academic and scientific research on the interaction of humans in modern and ancient environments of the circum-Caribbean, including southeastern North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. Such v
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Anton, Ferdinand 1972 The Art of Ancient Peru, New York: Putnam. Benson, Elizabeth P. 1972 The Mochica. London: Thames and Hudson. 1997 Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America. Gainesville: U of Florida, Bergh, Susan E. 2012 Introduction by Luis G. Lumbreras with Jaime
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Project Archaeologist: Arianne Boileau What effects did the Spanish and their colonial policies have on Maya communities living on the Colonial frontier? More specifically, to what extent did the Maya transform or maintain the traditional ways in which they used animal resources during the C
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Project Archaeologist: Randee Fladeboe The remains of tropical macaws – genus Ara – have been widely found at several major pre-Hispanic sites in the Greater Southwest, as have remains of aviaries where live macaws were kept. Archaeologists generally view these animals as trade valuables, with ce
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