Event Details
Thursday, Sep 17, 2015
Lecture - Ancient Mariners of Tampa Bay
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete, FL
Description: Archaeology Lecture Series - Ancient Mariners of Tampa Bay: The Weedon Canoe and the People Who Used It
The Weedon Island canoe is as enigmatic as the people who made it. At least 40 feet long, this dugout canoe is far longer than any know prehistoric canoe in Florida (and perhaps in eastern North America) and is the only prehistoric canoe known in the state to have come from a saltwater environment. What importance did it have for the people who made and used it? How was it used? In what kind of society would the Weedon canoe have been a technological necessity? From archaeology we know something about the people living on Weedon Island during this transitional period. From a detailed study of the canoe we know how it was made and what it was made of. Can the canoe tell us about the people, and can what we know about the people tell us about the canoe? Brent Weisman. Ph.D, will explore the answer to those questions.
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