Environmental Archaeology new study on Colonial horse DNA draws media attention
In a recent paper published in PLOS ONE, researchers of the Florida Museum, including EAP alumnus Nicolas Delsol and EAP … Continue
New study by Environmental Archaeology Program alumna sheds light on animal use by the Ancient Maya
A new study by EAP alumna Ashley Sharpe and colleagues tracks how the ancient Maya used animals for food, ritual … Continue
New study by EAP collection manager sheds light on seasonality of an Archaic shell ring
A new study published in PLOS ONE by EAP collection manager Nicole Cannarozzi revealed that the Archaic population of St. … Continue
ZooArchNet: New data platform highlights value of zooarchaeological data in biodiversity research
The ZooArchNet team has just published a paper in PLoS ONE introducing a new platform for increasing the accessibility of … Continue
Ancient American farmers supplemented poor diet through fungus infection
Archaeology Magazine and Cosmos featured EAP lab researcher Jenna Battillo’s work on the consumption of corn smut in the Four … Continue
First molecular phylogeny of Mesoamerican freshwater mussels
Graduate student John Pfeiffer (FM-Ichthyology), Dr. Kitty Emery (FM-EAP), and Dr. Ashley Sharpe (STRI) and Larry Page (FM-Ichthyology) have just … Continue
Earliest isotopic evidence in the Maya region for animal management and long-distance trade at the site of Ceibal, Guatemala
Dr. Ashley Sharpe (UF graduate, 2016 – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) have published in collaboration with Environmental Archaeology Program curator … Continue
The Uncertain Origins of Mesoamerican Turkey Domestication
Environmental Archaeology Program curator Dr. Kitty Emery and Dr. Erin Thornton (University of Florida graduate, 2011) have published an article … Continue
Pits for the Ancestors
Ph.D. Candidate Meggan Blessing has recently published a chapter in the book, The Archaeology of Events Cultural Change and Continuity in … Continue
The Last Groups Standing: Living Abandonment at the Ancient Maya Center of Minanha, Belize
Ph.D Candidate Scott Macrae and co-authors Maxime Lamoureux-St-Hilaire, Carmen A. McCane, Evan A. Parker, and Gyles Iannone have published a new … Continue