Florida Archaeology Month Edition
The places that make Florida special are under threat due to storms, erosion, modern development, looting, and sea level rise. Archaeologists, preservationists, and local communities are increasingly coming together to protect and document these fragile windows to the past before they are completely lost. Florida Archaeology Month 2018 focuses on Heritage at Risk, highlighting some of the issues endangering Florida’s cultural heritage and the many amazing efforts to preserve it!
To see events in Northwest Florida and across the state throughout the month, be sure to visit the Florida Archaeology Month website! If you want a copy of this year’s poster, join us at any event during March or stop by the Destination Archaeology Resource Center during open hours! |
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SCUBA Instructor? Dive into FPAN’s Heritage Awareness Diving Seminar!
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| This June, FPAN Northwest staff will be traveling to the Florida Keys to conduct twoHeritage Awareness Diving Seminar (HADS) programs!
The first HADS will be offered in partnership with the Key West Art and Historical Societyon June 14-16 in Key West, FL. The second program will be offered in partnership with the History of Diving Museum on June 18-20 in Islamorada, FL. |
| HADS is geared toward SCUBA professionals and is intended to explain the advantages of conserving shipwrecks and other submerged cultural resources, not only to preserve information about our collective past, but also to preserve the vibrant ecosystems that grow around shipwrecks. If you are interested these programs or want to learn more, visit our HADS workshop page or contact Nicole Grinnan via e-mail or at 850-595-0050, ext. 103. |
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For updates on archaeology events and volunteer opportunities visit our Events Calendar page. |
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1 MARCH
ArchaeoCafé: Prehistoric Pensacola
5:00pm @ Perfect Plain Brewing Company, 50 E. Garden St., Pensacola, FL
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Pensacola Archaeological Society Meeting
7:00pm @ J. Earle Bowden Building, 120 Church Street, Pensacola, FL
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13 MARCH
ArchaeoCafé: The Elmina Wreck
6:00pm @ Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 N. 12th Ave, Pensacola, FL
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15 MARCH
Intro to Archaeology for Kids!
2:30-3:30pm @ Washington County Public Library, 144 W Jackson Ave, Chipley, FL
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17 MARCH
Gulf Coast Science Festival: Expo Day
10:00am-3:00pm @ Seville Square, Pensacola
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19 MARCH
Intro to Archaeology for Kids!
2:00-3:00pm @ Fort Walton Beach Library, 185 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
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24 MARCH
Eglin Archaeology Day
10:30am-2:30pm @ Jackson Guard, 107 Hwy 85 N, Niceville, FL
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29 MARCH
Shipwrecks of Northwest Florida
11:00am-12:00pm EST @ Gulf County Public Library, 110 Library Dr., Port St. Joe, FL
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Pirates! Last Scourge of the Gulf
2:00-3:00pm @ Charles Whitehead Wewahitchka Public Library, 314 N. Second Street, Wewahitcka, FL 32465
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30 MARCH
The Archaeology of Florida’s Natural Bridge Battlefield
6:00-7:00pm
St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Port St. Joe, FL
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31 MARCH
Discover Archaeology Day in Port St. Joe
10:00am-2:00pm @ St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Port St. Joe, FL
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31 MARCH
Dash through the Past History and Archaeology Scavenger Hunt
2:00pm-4:00pm @Constitution Convention Museum State Park, Port. St. Joe, FL
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All events are FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted!
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FPAN Archaeology Lab Volunteer of the Year: Carol Stearns
FPAN would like to recognize the dedication of Carol Stearns, our 2017 FPAN Public Archaeology Lab Volunteer of the Year! Carol has put in more than a few hours in our lab over the last year, assisting us with rough sorting artifact collections recovered by the University of West Florida. Of course, a huge thanks goes out to all of our volunteers throughout 2017! |
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Archaeology on the Blackwater
Archaeology graduate students from the University of West Florida participated in the Blackwater Pyrates’ annual Blackwater Maritime Heritage lecture in February 2017! Their talks discussed exciting archaeological research taking place up and down the Blackwater River. Thanks to the Blackwater Pyrates for hosting this event! |
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