2005 Archaeological Speaker Series

Trail of the Lost Tribes

2005 Florida Archaeology Speaker Series

"Stories Buried in the Ground: How Archaeology Strengthens Florida's Communities"

Free programs funded by the Florida Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National

Endowment for the Humanities, and the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation

Each speaker series event will include an introduction by James J. Miller, Ph.D.,

former State Archaeologist of Florida.

Saturday, February 12	"Multidisciplinary Investigation at West Williams. An Archaic Site in Hillsborough County" Archaeologist Robert J. Austin, Ph.D.
Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center, St. Petersburg
Sponsored by Tampa Bay History Center. For information contact Rob Bount, President and CEO (813) 228-0097

Saturday, March 5	"Windover: Multidisciplinary Investigations of an Early Archaic Florida Cemetery" Archaeologist Glen Doran, Ph.D.
Science Center of Pinellas County, St. Petersburg
Held in conjunction with the Science Center's Spring Festival and the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society's 16th Century Indian Village Re-enactment
Sponsored by Science Center of Pinellas County. For information call: (727) 384-0027

Saturday, April 23	"Caloosahatchee Landscapes: An Architectural Analysis of Coastal Mound Sites in Southwest Florida" Archaeologist Corbett McP. Torrence, M.A.
The Mound House, Fort Myers Beach
Sponsored by The Mound House: A Cultural and Environmental Learning Center owned and operated by the Town of Fort Myers Beach. For information contact Theresa M. Schober, Co-Director (239) 765-0865 or MoundHouse@fmbeach.org

Tuesday, July 26	"Prehistoric and Historic Trails across the Big Hammock: Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to Explore Pasco and Hernando Counties" Archaeologist Lori D. Collins, M.A.
Brooksville City Council Chambers
Sponsored by the May-Stringer Museum of the Hernando Historical Museum Association. For information contact Virginia Jackson (352) 799-0129.

Saturday, August 13	Panel Discussion of the Archaeology of the Big Cypress Seminole Reservations and the Tribal Historic Preservation Office Tina Marie Osceola; Jim Pepe, M.A., RPA; Anne McCudden, M.A.; and W. S. "Bill" Steele;
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood
Sponsored by the AH-TAH-THI-KI Museum. For information contact W. S. Steele, Acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Seminole Tribe of Florida (863) 902-1113, extension 104.

Friday, October 14	"Spanish Colonial Presidios in West Florida: Holding Florida's Western Border in the 18th Century" Archaeologist Judith Bense, Ph.D.
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville
Sponsored by the Florida Museum of Natural History. For information contact William H. Marquardt, Curator in Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History (352) 392-1721, extension 492.