Events
Ximenez-Fatio Excavation
Ximenez-Fatio House Museum 20 Aviles St.
March 5, 11:00:00 AM — 03:00:00 PM
Join the City of St. Augustine, the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum and the Florida Public Archaeology Network for a public excavation in honor of St. Augustine\'s 450th anniversary. The excavation at the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum will be open from February 3 to March 14, on Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 11am to 4 pm. The Florida Public Archaeology Network will also have activities set up featuring different materials and concepts in archaeology.
Public Presentation: The Archaeology of Qumran & the Dead Sea Scrolls
UWF Pensacola Campus, Mainstage Theater (Bldg 82) 11000 University Parkway
March 5, 06:00:00 PM — 07:00:00 PM
Join us for a fantastic presentation by University of North Carolina\'s Dr. Jodi Magness. Dr. Magness specializes in the archaeology of ancient Palestine (modern Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian territories) in the Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods. Her research interests include Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient synagogues, Masada, the Roman army in the East, and ancient pottery. Sponsors of Dr. Magness\'s visit include the Pensacola Jewish Federation, the History and English Departments, and the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology at UWF. This lecture is free and open to the public.