Visitors to the Calusa Heritage Trail come for a variety of reasons—some to learn about the archaeology, some for the fresh air, some to see some of the 100+ kinds of birds that come through the site. And, almost everybody notices the diverse array of interesting plants, some familiar, some
We carefully hand pulled this invader and will be watching for its presence other
I-75 Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL018 Location Southwestern Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, at the intersection of Interstate Highway 75 (I-75) and SR 121 (Williston Road); 29.6° N, 82.4° W. Age Early Oligocene Epoch; later half of Whitneyan land mammal
On the other hand, derived specimens of chiropterans and Miohippus suggest an age
Macrobotanical Research at St. Catherines Island Principal Investigator: Donna Ruhl The St. Catherines Island archaeobotanical collection is among one of the largest well preserved plant collections for Spanish colonial remains in the Americas. In addition, its waterlogged component holds potent
Computerization included entering itemized hand inventories into the computer using
Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first Jesuit missions in North America. The Spanish fort was built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, the most powerful Native American tribe in the region, on present-day Mound Key in
a lead-shot mold, clockwise from top left, an olive jar, various ceramics and a hand-wrought
Just as a butterfly leaves the chrysalis to spread its wings, in May 2007 the Butterfly Conservation Initiative decided to make a move that would allow the organization to take flight. Armed with resources that would allow the program to expand, Stephanie Sanchez was named program coordin
giving Florida Museum visitors an opportunity to see conservation efforts first-hand
As reported in our June 2016 newsletter, invasive plant removal on the land parcels holding the Smith (burial) and Low (midden) Mounds commenced in May. The clearing work was funded in large part by the Felburn Foundation, and we are most grateful for their support. Additional funds came from our o
the course of two weeks, crews delicately used heavy equipment, chain saws, and hand
One of the coolest things about my job is collaborating with amazing people who share a deep passion for archaeology, heritage preservation, and conservation. Last August, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in the International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of
However, the first-hand experiences and lessons learned from Hurricane Ian have provided
Your bird field guide may be out of date now that Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island. New genera of living birds are rare discoveries — fewer than one per year is announced globally. David Steadman and Andrew Kratte
The biology of birds in these regions is, to a great extent, obscured by stale, hand-me-down
Early in the 1970s, a paleontologist working on the outskirts of an Indian village found small, bead-like fossils embedded in the gray chert dotting the surrounding fields. The site was notorious for turning up plant fossils that were difficult to identify, including the fruit of an extinct species
plane, I would have been able to recognize them, but with the material we had on hand
With an area about the size of Arizona, Ecuador seems small when compared to other South American countries, such as Argentina or Brazil. But what it lacks in land, it makes up in biodiversity. Deemed one of 17 “megadiverse” countries by Conservation International, Ecuador has the highest con
years studying flowering plants in Ecuador, Endara has witnessed species loss first-hand
