Event Details
Thursday, Dec 20, 2018
Lecture: Ethnoarchaeology of Fishing on the Florida Gulf Coast
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800 Weedon Dr NE, St Pete
Description: Archaeology Lecture Series - Ethnoarchaeology of Fishing on the Florida Gulf Coast by Ginessa Mahar, Ph.D. Candidate UF
What can present-day fisherfolk living on the Gulf Coast teach us about the fishing techniques of ancient Native American communities? A lot.
Ginessa Mahar researches the archaeology of fishing along the Florida Gulf Coast using a method called ethnoarchaeology – the observation of present-day people to help answer archaeological questions. Over the past 5 years she has been conducting archaeological and ethnographic fieldwork in the Cedar Key region; mapping sites, digging holes, interviewing local fisherfolk, and participating in the creation of some great fishing stories! Mahar will also cover the antiquity of fishing in Florida, stretching back over 10,000 years, and reveal what secrets the archaeological record holds about Florida’s ancient fisherfolk.
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