Event Details
Saturday, Sep 21, 2019
AIA Lecture: Florida's Ancient Dugout Canoes
Time: 12:00 pm til 1:00 pm
Location: UNF Archaeology Lab
Description: Florida’s Ancient Dugout Canoes: More Canoes and Continuing Research Offer New Insights and Initiatives
Presented by: Donna Ruhl, Collections Manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History
During a drought, 101 pre-contact period dugout canoes were recorded along the shoreline of Newnans Lake, now called Newnans Lake Canoe Site, the most unique of site its kind in North America. Research on the canoes has led to better interpretation of the ancient peopling of Florida, migration, mobility, trade, travel, paleoclimate and more.
Modern technology has allowed researchers to source the woods used in the manufacture of the canoes and to better understand the role and significance of canoes in reconstructing paleoenvironment, past peoples’ lifeways and their ties to ancient water worlds.
The lecture is free and open to the public, and complimentary refreshments will be served afterwards in the Archaeology Lab.
On Saturdays, parking is free, and the faculty/staff/vendor spaces are open to everyone. For more information, contact Melva Price at (904)241-9411 or aiajaxsoc@gmail.com.
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