Event Details

Rise of Decorative Arts

Time: 2:00 pm til 4:00 pm

Location: Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, 219 Southwest Second Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Description: Sunday 2 - 4 PM, join us for another FREE event at the Fort Lauderdale History Museum, a panel discussion led by members of the Florida Public Archaeology Network\'s Southeast region (http://flpublicarchaeology.org/serc/contact.php), about decorative art in preconrtact cultures here in Broward County and the broader Southeast region. rnrnNote Parking Map link shares both the Administrative Offices (219) and the History Museum (231) SW 2nd Ave. The event is at the Museum property. http://tinyurl.com/HistoryMuseumParkingMaprnrnSouth Florida\'s environment challenges the preservation of organic materials, creating a bias in how precontact cultures in our region are understood. In reality, archaeological investigations have shown that people throughout South Florida were talented artisans and architects, creating elaborate wood and bone carvings, incised ceramics, and massive, complex settlements and earthworks.rnrnMany of the cultures in precontact South Florida are associated with complex decorative art and design yet others produced materials which were utilitarian. Join us for a discussion panel on decorative art and architecture in precontact South Florida, discussing the work

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FPAN is co-hosting this event.