An 800-year-old Mystery
A few years ago a new house was built on Brown’s Complex Mound 4, a part of the Pineland Site … Continue
Remembering the Colonel
Lt. Colonel Donald (Don) H. Randell was born on November 23 in 1909, the year the United States recognized the … Continue
Citrus Ridge Dig Enters Analytical Phase
It took one month to carefully dig the 1-x-1-meter test pit, one 5-cm level at a time, and about one … Continue
Update on Mound 5
Analysis of the BCM5 material excavated in 2009-2010 is underway. The Brown’s Mound Complex is seen by visitors adjacent to … Continue
Shallow Geophysics and Archaeology at Pineland
In July, the Ohio State University (OSU) and the Randell Research Center began a pilot project using shallow geophysical survey … Continue
Boy Scouts Receive Merit Badge Training at Randell Research Center
On June 10th, the RRC participated in a Boy Scout training program organized by Matt Schuld of the Southwest Florida … Continue
Hundreds Attend Calusa Heritage Day
About 800 people attended the sixth annual Calusa Heritage Day on March 12, 2011. On a clear, crisp, spring-like day, … Continue
New Excavations at Pineland
On May 18, Melissa Ayvaz began a new excavation on Citrus Ridge at the Pineland Site Complex. The dig is … Continue
Pine Island Holds Clues to the Oldest Land Flora in Florida!
Rocks recovered from the drilling of an injection well on Pine Island provide clues to the nature of the earliest … Continue
Ode to Pat: A Biography of Patricia Crandon Randell
Patricia (Pat) Crandon was born in Miami, Florida, at the start of the “Roaring Twenties” on February 12, 1920. Her … Continue