Below you will find recommended books, organized by theme. These lists are not exhaustive, but represent some of the best information on Florida history and prehistory.
It presents the first-hand accounts describing the horrific fate of the missions
Atlantean columns with the heads lopped off are evidence of a catastrophic revolt at Mayapan. Archaeologists from the Carnegie Institution never found the heads when excavating the city some 50 years ago. These extraordinary heads are among many artistic treasures that have come to light in recent e
troops of the garrison, which the kings of Mexico kept in Tabasco and Xicalango, to hand
The reduced level of external crown support, and the increasing diversion of resources and activity to the hinterland farms and missions had a negative economic impact on the residents of seventeenth century St. Augustine. Food, clothing and Spanish material goods were increasingly scarce, and resi
mattresses A used black and white quilt A used bedskirt from Campeche Seven old hand
To the Maya, throwing away the bones of hunted animals is as wasteful as throwing away the entire animal itself. In fact, it’s pretty much one and the same. When you finish your chicken dinner, your next step is most likely to toss the leftover bones in the garbage. And if you hunt, you probably
Co-director Linda Brown climbs a rock-face using Maya-carved hand and foot holds
See Mesoamerican Bibliography Plate 1. 85-8-12 Mexico Nayarit, Protoclassic (100 B.C.– A.D. 300) Kneeling Female Figurine Fired Clay Dimensions: H 11.5 cm x W 8 cm x D 4.5 cm (NX) This figurine style can be traced back to the Protoclassic period (100 BC-AD 300) in Nayarit,
hair is similar to rattling whistles of the same period excavated in the area.[3] Hand-made
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Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis Although sawfish look somewhat like sharks, they are actually rays. They have an elongated snout or „rostrum“ that is studded with teeth that they swing from side to side to stun schooling fishes, crustaceans and invertebrates upon which they feed. Large to
In parts of South East Asia the rostral teeth are hand crafted into tools or attached
Early Foundations Although established in 1917, the Florida Museum of Natural History Fish Collection was small and parochial in character until the late 1950s. Leonard Giovannoli served as part-time curator during the 1930s and 1940s while teaching in the University of Florida Department of Bi
With a design for creating needed space in hand, it would seem logical to assume
See Andean Bibliography Plate 1. P2291 Peru, North Coast Moche, Early Intermediate Period (A.D. 100-600) Stirrup Spout Bottle Bichrome Pottery Dimensions: H 16 cm x W 12 cm x D 15 cm (AC) This Moche stirrup spout bottle depicts a seated figure, identified as a
Three trophy heads, one in its right hand, two hanging from the headdress, are complemented
Fishes of Lake Worth Lagoon
either and sometimes have to change an ID, especially when a critter was not in hand
