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FPAN plays key role in training wounded warriors to search for missing WWII service members

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, a program of the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of West Florida, recently teamed up with East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies and the Task Force Dagger Foundation to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for wounded U.S. Special Operations Command service members. Dr. Della Scott-Ireton, FPAN associate […]

Mar. 11, 2019
The Simpson House, built in 1935, is located at the Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site in Milton, FL

Public invited to grand opening of UWF Historic Trust Arcadia Homestead

The University of West Florida Historic Trust’s Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site will host the grand opening of the Arcadia Homestead on Saturday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The addition provides a new cultural resource and heritage tourism destination in Northwest Florida. Arcadia Homestead is part of the Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site, located […]

Mar. 05, 2019

Anthropologists Testing Recovery Methods for Artifacts

The study compares two methods used to recover precious artifacts.

May 30, 2017

Professor receives NEH summer stipend to study skeletal remains in Italy

Dr. Kristina Killgrove, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, received a summer stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities to study skeletal remains of victims of the 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius volcano eruption. The NEH awards only about 80 of the prestigious stipends to recipients annually across the country. […]

Apr. 13, 2017

UWF Student Scholars Symposium to highlight research, creative work of students and faculty

The public is invited to attend the University of West Florida Students Scholar Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Activities will be held in the Commons, the Conference Center and the Music Hall of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The free event features the research […]

Apr. 07, 2017

Society for American Archaeology honors UWF professor for public education

Dr. Kristina Killgrove, bioarchaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida, was selected by the Society for American Archaeology to receive its 2017 Award for Excellence in Public Education. She accepted the award during the SAA 82nd Annual Meeting, March 29 – April 2, 2017, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Killgrove was selected for […]

Apr. 05, 2017

New walking-tour app brings Pensacola’s history alive

The University of West Florida Historic Trust is introducing “Florida Stories,” a new walking-tour mobile app to enhance the visitor experience in historic Pensacola. A launch event will be held in front of the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. The app, which features a 12-stop, self-guided, illustrated […]

Nov. 23, 2016

UWF archaeology program discovers third shipwreck from Luna fleet

The University of West Florida archaeology program announced today the discovery of a third shipwreck from the Spanish fleet linked to Tristán de Luna y Arellano’s 16th century expedition to modern-day Pensacola. The discovery comes less than one year after UWF archaeologists identified the terrestrial site of Luna’s colony in a developed neighborhood in Pensacola, marking […]

Oct. 21, 2016

UWF to announce archaeological discovery

WHAT: The University of West Florida archaeology program will host a press conference to announce an archaeological discovery in Pensacola. WHEN: Friday, Oct. 21 TIME: 10 a.m. WHERE: T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum 330 S. Jefferson St. Pensacola, Florida 32502        

Oct. 20, 2016

Mike Thomin of the Florida Public Archaeology Network receives Museum Excellence Award

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, Mike Thomin of the Florida Public Archaeology Network received the 2016 Museum Excellence Award from the Florida Association of Museums. The award was presented during the FAM Annual Conference held at the Old Christ Church in Pensacola, Florida, with an awards reception following at the Pensacola Museum of Art. Thomin […]

Sep. 21, 2016
University of West Florida graduate research assistant Jennifer Knutson tells the story of Campbell Town - Huguenot.

UWF Grad Student Searches for Lost Huguenot Settlement

While stories fill history books about immigrants who came to Colonial America and thrived, not as much is known about those who didn’t succeed.

May 04, 2016

Florida Public Archaeology Network celebrates awards for two staff members

The Florida Public Archaeology Network, a program of the Division of Anthropology and Archaeology at the University of West Florida, celebrates two recent awards for FPAN staff. At a recent Society for Historical Archaeology meeting, Dr. William B. Lees and Mike Thomin were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field. Thomin, who manages the […]

Apr. 13, 2016

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