Spring Newsletter is Hot off the Presses! Follow the link below to check out the latest edition of FPAN West Central’s newsletter. We have a lot of exciting things to tell you about that we have been working on, and that are upcoming for this summer, so make sure to check it out! http://flpublicarchaeology.org/uploads/wcrc/April_2013_newsletter.pdf In [...]
26Apr13
Spring Newsletter is here!
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Tagged archaeology, archaeology education, Historical Archaeology, Public Archaeology
Tagged archaeology, archaeology education, Historical Archaeology, Public Archaeology
Tommy the Tortoise, Junior Archaeologist: General Archaeology Lesson Plans University of South Florida, Department of Anthropology, Hillsborough County, Florida Request for Proposal University of South Florida, Department of Anthropology is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to prepare lesson plans focusing on the scientific methods of archaeology that will accompany the Florida Public Archaeology [...]
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Tagged archaeology, archaeology education, Public Archaeology, Tommy the Tortoise
Tagged archaeology, archaeology education, Public Archaeology, Tommy the Tortoise
By: Rebecca O’Sullivan As an archaeologist I love to learn about the past through the clues people have left behind. As a public archaeologist I also love to go out of my way to share that experience of discovery and wonder with people who otherwise might not learn about the remnants of the past which [...]
28Feb13
The Enterprise of Archaeology
Yesterday I attended the press release and conference in Tallahassee where the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) announced the details of a 2 year undercover operation and subsequent arrests of 14 individuals in Florida and Georgia. The individuals targeted in the sting had been involved in the illegal taking of prehistoric and historic [...]
2Feb12
Lab Time with Becky
By: Becky O’Sullivan Hey guys and gals. As you might know, last spring and summer we did a little fieldwork out at the Ybor City Museum State Park. And where there is fieldwork there is….lab work! I’ve been going through the artifacts we found during our survey (cleaning, sorting, and cataloging) and in [...]
By Becky O’Sullivan As a kid growing up in the early 90’s I of course had my favorite animated Disney movie: The Little Mermaid. I could recite the dialogue from the entire film almost verbatim and would often wish for long red hair and a fish tail as I swam around the neighborhood swimming [...]
By: Becky O’Sullivan On Friday I skipped out on listening to papers, although there were lots of interesting ones scheduled, to go into Washington D.C. and visit a few of the Smithsonian museums. Three exhibits in particular got my attention because of the way they showcased archaeology. The first exhibit was at the Smithsonian [...]
By Tommy the Tortoise, Junior Archaeologist On Saturday the 5th of November my friends at FPAN West Central, along with my buddy ARCHAEO CART, travelled to Jacksonville Florida to take part in the Public Archaeology Day being held at the Museum of Science and History as part of the 2011 Southeastern Archaeological Conference. We had [...]
One of the first things I found during our archaeological survey of Driftwood the summer before last was this nifty bottle with an interesting embossed pattern that I had never seen before. I wasn’t familiar with the brand, but CGCAS member Dave Burns said it was probably from a Nehi bottle. After doing [...]
