Event Details
Saturday, Jan 21, 2017
History Con
Time: 10:00 am til 4:00 pm
Location: Musuem of Arts and Science, Daytona Beach
Description: Join the Museum of Arts and Sciences for History Con! Enjoy lectures, special activities and more.
2017 MOAS History-Con Schedule
10:00 AM - The Three Lighthouses of Volusia County
11:00 AM - The First Women Agent for Standard Oil
12:00 PM - Voices of Pride Florida Civil War Reenactors
1:00 PM - Iconic Coca-Cola Bottle and the Root Family
3:00 PM - Environmental History of Floirda with Dr. Steve Noll
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AIA Lecture: Forgaing behavior of the "Original Forest Elephant"
Time: 12:00 pm til 1:00 pm
Location: UNF Archaeology Lab
Description: Well preserved dung deposits at the Page-Ladson and Latvis-Simpson sites in the Aucilla River provide evidence of mastodon (Mammut americanum) foraging patterns over a span of several thousand years. Plant species from the dung demonstrate mastodon food preferences and provide an indication of the ecosystemic influences of this original forest elephant, including acting as a keystone species. This in turn lends insights into the landscape and natural resources available to the "First Floridians," Paleoindians. The plant taxa in the dung samples also reflect a long history of co-evolution with mastodons and other extinct megamammals, with specific adaptations for protection and seed dispersal. In general, the results highlight the presence and some of the inter-species dynamics of an ancient no-analog forest community in Florida.
Dr. Lee Ann Newsom is an environmental archaeologist, paleoethnobotanist, and wood anatomist, and currently a visiting professor of Anthropology at Flagler College.
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