Felburn Foundation grants $20,000 – Invasive Vegetation Removal Begins
In our last newsletter, we reported that that the Florida Humanities Council had granted the Randell Research Center $11,560 for … Continue
Overharvesting of Seafood: Did the Indians Affect their Environment?
The Calusa were fisher-hunter-gatherers who relied upon the bounty of estuaries to provide adequate food for a large population and … Continue
North Captiva
North Captiva rises from the Gulf of Mexico between Cayo Costa and Captiva Islands. Its northern boundary is Captiva Pass … Continue
Plants and People
In the September (2015) newsletter, we announced a new project supported by the National Science Foundation. In June, field work … Continue
National Science Foundation Awards New Grant
As today’s climate fluctuates, sea levels rise dramatically, and severe weather events occur more frequently, sustainability of plant communities is … Continue
New Discovery of Waterlogged Deposits at Pineland
It is impossible to do any archaeological work in Southwest Florida without thinking about Frank Hamilton Cushing, the brilliant and … Continue
Burgess Island/Little Bokeelia Island Historic Era
Burgess/Little Bokeelia Island rises just off northwestern Pine Island where Jug Creek enters the Sound. It has about 29 acres … Continue
Two Mounds Added to Randell Research Center
The Randell Research Center has grown by five acres with the addition of property containing two Calusa Indian mounds. Thanks … Continue
Archaeological Investigations at Mound Key, 2013 and 2014
In May and June of 2013 and 2014, with funds from the National Geographic Society and the University of Georgia’s … Continue
Burgess Island/Little Bokeelia Island Geology and Archaeology
Burgess Island has been its name for ninety years, but prior records show the name as Little Bokeelia Island. This … Continue