Events
HMS Training- Collier County
Collier County Museum 3331 Tamiami Trail East Naples, FL 34112
March 4, 08:30:00 AM — 03:30:00 PM
Heritage Monitoring Scouts (HMS Florida) is a public engagement and citizen science program focused on tracking changes to archaeological sites at risk, particularly those impacted by climate change in the form of erosion and sea level rise. Join Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) staff for this full day training session to become a heritage monitoring scout. The morning will be spent in the museum, covering threats to archaeological sites, how to identify some common site types and artifacts, and the best way to record and monitor them. The afternoon will be spent visiting and monitoring a site! This event is free and open to the public!
Archaeology Red Train Tour of St. Augustine
Visitor\'s Information Center 10 S Castillo Dr
March 4, 09:00:00 AM — 10:30:00 AM
Join the St. Augustine Archaeological Association for a tour of St. Augustine\'s rich archaeological heritage with tour guides Carl Halbirt, City Archaeologist, and Dr. Kathy Deagan, UF Florida Museum of Natural History Curator Emeritus. Tickets are $20 per person, with a reduced rate of $10 for current SAAA members. Space is limited so we recommend you save your space today! Tickets are available for online purchase through the related link or via mail. Send your check and contact email or phone number to: St. Augustine Archaeological Association PO Box 1301 St. Augustine, FL 32085 For more information, contact Don at dwrobertz@gmail.com
Tour de Fort @ Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens Auditorium 1400 Fort Pickens Rd
March 4, 10:00:00 AM — 12:00:00 PM
Join FPAN and National Park Service staff as we peddle, hike, and climb our way through the archaeology of Gulf Islands National Seashore Fort Pickens Area! Participants will meet at the Fort Pickens Auditorium for a brief presentation before we head out on the guided tour. Total bike ride is approximately four miles in length at lasts about two hours. The tour will visit archaeological sites along the trail ride where we will learn about the archaeology, history, and ecology of the area. Bring plenty of water, snacks, sunscreen, sunglasses, your bicycle, and helmet. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a guardian.
HMS Florida: Monitoring Day at Mala Compra Plantation
Bings Landing 5862 N Ocean Shore Blvd
March 4, 10:00:00 AM — 11:00:00 AM
What: HMS Florida 101 through monitoring at Mala Compra Plantation. No previous experience necessary When: Saturday, March 4, 10-11am Where: Mala Compra Plantation, Bings Landing, 5862 N Ocean Shore Blvd How: Scout application available at fpan.us/hmsflorida. RSVP and questions to Emily Jane: emurray@flagler.edu or 904-392-7874
NatureScaping: An Outdoor Festival
MacArthur Beach State Park 10900 Jack Nicklaus Drive
March 4, 10:00:00 AM — 03:00:00 PM
Come visit our booth at this free event for nature lovers! Learn all about plants and animals people would have been using in the past!
ArcheoFest
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium 4801 Dreher Trail North
March 4, 10:00:00 AM — 03:00:00 PM
Join the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium and see Florida’s history through the eyes of archaeologists! Activities Include: Presentations by renowned archaeologists Make-n-take Fossil Plaster Castings Fossil & Gem Finders Lab Leaf Rubbing Crafts Prehistoric Ceramic Technology Demonstrations Atlatl Throwing T-Rex Appearances Lithic/Stone Demonstrations
Prehistoric Pottery (Kids)
Johnathon Dickinson State Park 16450 S.E. Federal Highway Hobe Sound, FL 33455
March 4, 10:00:00 AM — 12:00:00 AM
We will be bringing prehistoric pottery to a group at the Johnathon Dickinson State Park in the form of play-doh! Workshop attendees will learn about the advent of pottery in Florida. They will also learn how pottery can help archaeologists understand a site and its prehistoric people.
Centuries Along the St. Johns: An Archaeological Afternoon
Log Cabin Winery 376 County Road 309
March 4, 01:00:00 PM — 05:00:00 PM
An Archaeogical Afternoon at Log Cabin Winery Celebrating Florida Archaeology Month Tentative Schedule: 1pm - Archaeology Along the St Johns Emily Jane Murray, Florida Public Archaeology Network Mike Stallings, local archaeologist/paleontologist 2pm - William Bartram\'s Travels Sam Carr, Bartram Trail in Putnam County 3pm – Native Plant walking tour Emily Jane, Sam Carr, Kellie Thropp 4pm - History of the Log Cabin Winery Kellie Thropp, Log Cabin Winery Children’s activities throughout the afternoon For more information, contact Kellie at 904-467-0000.
Lemonade Lecture: Fantastic Archaeology
DeBary Hall 198 Sunrise Blvd
March 4, 02:00:00 PM — 03:00:00 PM
Celebrate Florida archaeology by learning what archaeology is, and importantly what it is not. This educational and entertaining talk will focus on the misuse and abuse of Florida\'s past. Moving from historical to modern day examples we discuss the many ways “belief in nonsense can be dangerous (Kenneth Feder).”