Search the EAP Comparative Collection Database The Environmental Archaeology Program maintains two types of zooarchaeological research collections. One, the reference or comparative collection, contains skeletons or shells of modern animal species used to identify zooarchaeological materials. The z
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Ceibal Archaeological Project Project Zooarchaeologist: Ashley Sharpe What can animal bones and shells tell us about the rise of Maya society? With a history spanning some 2,000 years, the site of Ceibal (formerly „Seibal“) has one of the longest occupation sequences anywhere in the Maya are
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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
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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
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The Environmental Archaeology Program is pleased to count among its number several affiliate researchers whose work provides important contributions to our research program. Dr. Susan deFrance E-mail: sdef@ufl.edu Susan deFrance is an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department at
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Current Faculty and Staff Dr. Kitty F. Emery Curator E-mail: kemery@floridamuseum.ufl.edu Dr. Kitty F. Emery is the curator responsible for the Environmental Archaeology Program. Emery is an environmental archaeologist who specializes in ancient Mesoamerican peoples and environments. Her researc
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Zooarchaeological Investigations at Traders Cove Project PIs: Irv Quitmyer and Erin Thornton The Traderscove site (8VO48) is located in Volusia County, Florida in a riverine/lacustrine environment where the prehistoric people would have had local access to both terrestrial and freshwater resourc
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The Political Role of Animals in the Sierra del Lacandón, Guatemala Project Zooarchaeologists: Ashley Sharpe and Kitty Emery Animals were used for much more than just food in the past: in many Maya communities, the control of certain animal species played an important role maintaining social net
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Archaeobotany at the Lake Monroe Outlet Midden (8VO53) By Donna L. Ruhl Archaeobotany is the study of plant remains from archaeological sites. It is both the science and the art of recovering, identifying, and interpreting how plant remains were used in the past at archaeological sites. Archaeobot
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The 40th Mid-Continent Paleobotanical Colloquium (MPC) April 21-23, 2023 Group photo MPC 2023 Abstracts MPC Program with map MPC 2023 2nd Circular with map in pdf The venue for 2023 will be the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. MPC (Mi
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