Course Description for Florida Archaeology

Description: Through archaeology, this course traces the development and diversification of Florida’s rich Native American cultural heritage over the past 14,000 years. It covers the lengthy time span from the initial colonization of Florida by paleoindians through the various hunting-gathering and farming cultures of the state to the arrival of European explorers and colonists in the sixteenth century. Students discover the cultures, interactions and social relations, technologies, arts, and significant contributions of Native peoples throughout precolumbian Florida.