Florida
Public Archaeology Network |
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Randell
Research Center,
home
to the Calusa Heritage Trail, a state-owned archaeological site
which is open to the public 363 days a year and which
is part of the Florida Museum of Natural History, at the University
of Florida in Gainesville.
The Florida Legislature established FPAN to be administered through
the University of West Florida with the goal “to help stem
the rapid deterioration of this state’s buried past and to
expand public interest in archaeology.”
The program has three components:
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Public
Outreach and Education in the
Sunshine State: |
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Create
visible public outreach programs (archaeological/heritage tourism) |
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Form
partnerships with other heritage organizations |
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Provide
information on archaeological sites and issues to the public |
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Promote
regional heritage events and programs |
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Support
and encourage archaeological volunteer opportunities |
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Support
local governments in the effort to preserve archaeological resources
(ordinances, comprehensive plan elements, and preservation plans) |
Assistance
to Local Governments: |
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Provide
professional archaeological assistance with local archaeological emergencies |
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Advise
local governments on the management of municipal and county-owned
sites |
Assist
the Division of Historical Resources: |
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Promote
Division programs (including grants) |
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Provide
venues and professional assistance for regional training opportunities |
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Refer
local inquiries to the appropriate Division office or staff member |
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Distribute
literature promulgated by the Division |
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Help
identify local archaeological sites for the National Register |
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The
Southwest
Regional Center |
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The
Southwest Regional Center is no longer hosted by the Randell Research
Center in Pineland |
All
Aspects of Cultural History
Even
thought it may sound like a Public Archaeology Center only focuses
on the past, I assure you it is also focused on other aspects of
cultural history (with or without the benefit of written records),
including historic architecture, oral traditions, native perspectives,
ethnic identity, art, warfare, recreation, religion, politics, sexuality,
work, food, family units (however they may be defined), and really
anything else that makes us human. This is because archaeology is
focused on PEOPLE, and the pasts that we are interested in are not
always so ancient. Some archaeologists even study trash discarded
as recently as a few years ago (but, we don’t do that at our
center!).
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to our office (open to the public Monday through Friday, from 9-4)
to see what archaeology is all about, or check out the pages at this
website to see some of what is going on in southwest Florida. |
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Public Archaeology Network |
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