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Recognizing more than 12,000 years of prehistory in Florida and an extremely diverse historical past, Florida Archaeology Month is held annually to let people know how important archaeology is in understanding our past. Archaeology Month brings together people of all ages to learn more about archaeological resources of our state, and how archaeology can enrich our lives and those of generations to come through preservation and stewardship. Click here to see the state resolution or our archive of previous Archaeology Month events.

The sixth annual Florida Archaeology Month is planned by the Florida Anthropological Society with its various chapters and members throughout the state, along with the Florida Archaeological Council and private, state, and federal agencies to reach the broadest audience possible.

Programs during Florida Archaeology Month will include public and classroom lectures, site tours, educational materials, library displays, and special events throughout the state. Florida Archaeology Month will be promoted through a media campaign, along with the distribution of posters, brochures, bookmarks, videos, and teaching packets.

Plan Now for Florida Archaeology Month 1999

The Sixth Annual Florida Archaeology Month will be held from March 1 to 31, 1999.

Florida Archaeology Month is an annual statewide event held to encourage Florida citizens and visitors to learn more about the archaeology and history of our state and to preserve these important parts of Florida's rich cultural heritage. This statewide observance is sponsored by the Division of Historical Resources, the Florida Department of State, Secretary of State, the Florida Anthropological Society, the Florida Archaeological Council, Florida State Parks, National Park Service, and the US Forest Service.

As a public place, We invite you to join us in promoting public awareness and education by organizing a Florida Archaeology Month activity. Activities might include a special exhibit, living history demonstrations, lecture-series, special guided tours, a display of books on Florida history or prehistory, or a film series. An event that helps visitors learn about and participate in the archaeology and history of Florida will encourage and support the protection of these non-renewable resources.

For more information on Florida Archaeology Month, please contact your local Florida Anthropological Society Chapter Representative, See list below.

Please join us in promoting Florida history and archaeology, Archaeology Month is for everyone.

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Events by County
 
Counties with events currently listed:
[ Alachua ]    [ Collier ]     [ Dade ]     [ Duval ]     [ Escambia ]
[ Hillsborough ]     [ Lee ]     [ Leon ]     [ Martin ]     [ Monroe }
[ Okaloosa ]     [ Palm Beach ]
[ Pinellas ]     [ Putnam ]     [ Santa Rosa ]     [ St. Johns ]     [ Volusia ]

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ALACHUA

Paynes Prairie Knap-In, Primitive Arts Festival
February 26-28, 1999
Location: Paynes, Prairie State Preserve, Micanopy, Florida.
Cost: Park Entrance Fee/ $3.25 per vehicle
Contact: Paynes Prairie State Preserve, 352-466-3397
Sponsored by the Paynes Prairie State Preserve

BAKER

BREVARD

CITRUS

COLLIER

Archaeology Day Lecture/slide presentation
Archaeology in Southwest Florida
March 19, l999 ( 3:00 PM )
Location: Collier County Museum, 3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida
Cost: Reservations Required.
Contact: Nancy E. Olson, 941-774-8476

Archaeology Day at the Collier County Museum
Lectures, slide presentations, demonstrators and open house at the
Southwest Florida Archaeology Lab
March 27, 1999 ( 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM )
Location: Collier County Museum, 3301 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida
Cost: FREE
Contact: Nancy E. Olson, 941-774-8476

DADE

Archaeology Fair
Date: March 21, l999
Time: 10am-4pm
Place: Monkey Jungle
Contact: Barbara Tansey, 305-633-9636
Sponsor: Archaeological Society of Southeast Florida
County: Dade

Heritage Trail Festival
Date: March 13, l999
Time: 12 - 5 p.m.
Place: Village Green, Key Bisc., Florida
Contact: Barbara Tansey, 305-633-9636
Sponsor : ASSF
County: Dade

2nd Annual Archaeology Lecture Series
Speakers will include Dr. Jerald Milanich,
John Worth, and State Archaeologist Jim Miller.
March 6, 13, 20, l999 (t.b.a. )
Location: Big Talbot Island
Cost: suggested donation of $5.00
Reservations are not required.
Call for more info: Dave Nelson, 904-786-1905
call Little Talbot Island : 904-251-2320 for directions

2nd Annual North Florida Archaeology and History Festival
March 28, 1998 ( 10 am to 5 pm )
The festival will feature booths, tours, hayrides, speakers and food covering North Florida history from the earliest peoples up through the modern age. No reservations required.
Location: Fort George Island State Cultural Site, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost: $3 adults and $2 children
Call for more info: Dave Nelson, 904-786-1905
call 904-786-1905 for directions

ESCAMBIA

Bus tour of Pensacola Bay area Archaeological Sites
The tour will be led by Judy Bense
March 6, l999 ( 8 am - 3 pm )
Rain date for bus tour will be March 13, l999.
Cost: $10.00/reservations required/bring lunch
Call for information: 1-850-2041

Recreate the Past/Children's Activity Hour
March 20, l999 ( 1 - 2 pm )
Location: Books-a-Million

Tour of Arcadia, a pre-civil war Industrial Site
March 27, l999 ( 10 am - mid afternoon )
Bring bag lunch, drinks, and bug spray

HIGHLANDS

HILLSBOROUGH

Archaeology Day at the University of South Florida
April 11, 1999 ( 9:00 am - 3:00 PM )
Location: Anthropology Department, Social Science Building
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

USF Archaeology Day Open House
A self-guided tour of the Museum and archaeology lab.
Learn about the exhibits, the preparation of excavated materials,
identification of artifacts and curation procedures.
Contact Barb Vargo for more infor. bavargo@gte.net or call 813-962-6897

LEE

Archaeology Report/Lecture
Dr. Mike McDonald, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and recipient of a 1998 Florida Humanities Scholar's Grant, will present a report on the campus archaeological resources, their role in liberal education at FGCU and the plans for future investigations. The video, "Shadows and Reflections: Florida's Lost Peoples," will also be shown.
Date: March 24, l999 ( 7 - 9 p.m. )
Place: Room 146 Academic Building 2 FGCU campus
Contact: Mr. Mike McDonald, 941-590-7212
Sponsoring Organization: FGCU

Archaeology Day at Koreshan State Historic Site
Lectures, exhibits and workshops highlighting Florida Archaeology.
Saturday, March 13, l999 ( Noon to 4 pm )
Place: Koreshan State Historic Site, Estero, Florida
Contact: Jeanne Parks, Park Manager, 941-992-0311
Cost: $3.25 per vehicle
Natural Materials Basketry Workshop cost is $15.00 and limited to 10 people, call for reservations.

LEON

MANATEE

MARTIN

"Mound Builders to Port St. Lucie: History of the Treasure Coast."
Lecture given by Lucille Rights Murtough at the monthly meeting of the Colonial Dames of America.
March 10, l999 ( 11:30 a.m. )
Location: Sailfish Club of Palm Beach
Sponsor: Colonial Dames of America
County: Martin
Contact: Sally McKiege, 561-220-8455

Hobe Sound Nature Center Spring Program Series
Southeast Florida Archaeo. Society members will show the video "Shadows and Reflections" and talk about Florida Archaeology and the SEFAS organization.
March 11, l999 ( 7:30 pm )
Location: Hobe Sound Nature Center
Cost: no cost
Contact: Tracy Boothby, 561-546-2067

Blowing Rocks Preserve Quarterly Meeting for Volunteers
Lecture and video presentation on the history and archaeology of Florida and information about the Southeast Florida Archaeol. Society.
March 20, l999 ( 10 am )
Location: Blowing Rocks Preserve
Cost: no cost
Contact: Terri Tabour, 561-744-6668
Sponsor: Blowing Rocks Preserve

Arts Fest
continuous showing of "Shadows and Reflections" video .
March 27 and 28, l999 ( 10 am - 4 pm both days )
Location: Court House Cultural Center
Cost: no cost
Contact: Mary Shaw, 561-287-6676
Sponsored by: Martin County Council for the Arts

MONROE

Ships, Rails and Trails : The Evolution of Travel Through the Florida Keys
Four part lecture series chronicling the evolution of travel through
the Florida Keys beginning with pre-Columbian peoples, then the
wrecking period when reef lighthouses were built, Flagler's overseas railway
and concluding with the overseas highway.
March 9, 10, 11 & 12, l999 ( 1:00 p.m. )
Location: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Visitor Center
Cost: $5.00 park admission for 2 people
Contact: Park Ranger Judy :Morgan; 305-451-1202

NASSAU

OKALOOSA

Archaeology Day Open House
March 20, l999 (9 am - 4 PM )
Indian Temple Mound is open to the public and on the museum grounds there will be demonstrators in primitive arts, Civil War, and archaeology, with many children's activities.
Location: Indian Temple Mound Museum, 139 Miracle Strip Parkway, Fort Walton Beach
Cost: FREE
Contact: Gail Lynn Meyer, 850-833-9595
Sponsored by the Indian Temple Mound Museum

ORANGE

PALM BEACH

A View of Florida's Past from Florida Bog Burials
Lecture by Dr. Glen Doran
Wednesday, February 17, l999 (7:30 P.M.)
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Contact: Department of Anthropology, (561) 297-3230
Sponsored by Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology

Multidisciplinary Investigations at Windover
Lecture by Dr. Glen Doran
Thursday, February 18, l999 ( 9:00 A.M. )
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Contact: Department of Anthropology, (561) 297-3230
Sponsored by Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology

Spanish Explorers and the First Floridians:
Archaeological Evidence of a 16th Century Encounter
Lecture by Jeff Mitchen
Wednesday, April 7, l999 ( 7:30 P.M. )
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Contact: Department of Anthropology, (561) 297-3230
Sponsored by Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology

A Case Study of Early Spanish/Indian Contact
Lecture by Jeff Mitchen
Thursday, April 8, l999 ( 9:00 a.m.)
Location: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
Contact: Department of Anthropology, (561) 297-3230
Sponsored by Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology

PASCO

PINELLAS

Archaeology Day
great re-enactors/living historians/primitive
technologists/artists/musicians to show up to dazzle the masses.
Saturday - March 6 , 1999 ( 9:00 am - 3:00 PM )
Location: The Science Center, 7701 - 22nd Ave. North,
St. Petersburg, Florida 3371 (near Tyrone Square Mall.)

PUTNAM

SANTA ROSA

SARASOTA

ST. JOHNS

VOLUSIA

Archaeological Society of Southern Florida
 2495 N.W. 35th Ave., Miami, FL 33142

Broward County Archaeological Society 
6820 Nova Dr., #6-201, Davie, FL 33317

Central Florida Anthropological Society 
P.O. Box 261, Orlando, FL 32801

Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society
7701 - 22nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710

Indian River Anthropological Society 
2201 Michigan Ave., Cocoa, FL 32922

Kissimmee Valley Archaeological and Historical Conservancy 
195 Huntley Oaks Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852

Northeast Florida Anthropological Society 
4144 Tarino Place, Jacksonville, FL 32244

Pensacola Archaeological Society
P.O. Box 13251, Pensacola, FL 32591

St. Augustine Archaeological Association 
P.O. Box 1301, St.Augustine, FL 32085

Southeast Florida Archaeological Society 
P.O Box 2875, Stuart, FL 34995

Southwest Florida Archaeological Society 
P.O. Box 9965, Naples, FL 34101

Time Sifters Archaeology Society
P.O. Box 25642, Sarasota, FL 34277

Volusia Anthropological Society
P.O. Box 1881, Ormond Beach, FL 32074

Soon to be:
Chipola Archaeological Society
1955 Hoot Owl Bend, Marianna, FL 32448