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Manatees and tourists crowd the Three Sisters Spring at Crystal River, Florida, on a cold morning. | Courtesy Thomas Pluckhahn
January 3, 2025

Study finds manatees may be ‘recent immigrants’ to Florida

Results from archaeological digs have shown few manatee bones in Native American settlements in Florida.…

By Steve Newborn - WUSF

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University of North Florida history student Shawn Steiner meticulously sorts through a 1,000-year-old Timucua midden mound, looking for pottery shards and other artifacts at a dig site within the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 7, 2024

UNF students dig deep into the history of an ancient people

University of North Florida students are uncovering Jacksonville’s Timucuan past during archaeological digs along the Intracoastal Waterway.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Remains of a 19th century ship were found under State Road A1A in downtown St. Augustine during a drainage project. | Florida Department of Transportation
October 6, 2023

19th century ship found buried in St. Augustine

State transportation crews stumbled onto the ship while digging for a drainage project on State Road A1A.…

By Dan Scanlan

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