With Sara Ayers-Rigsby, Director of Southeast and Southwest Regions for the Florida Public Archaeology Network at Florida Atlantic University

Before wreckers built a town at Indian Key, or Flagler constructed a railroad to link the county, the Florida Keys were a dynamic environment occupied by indigenous groups who exploited the area's rich resources to thrive in the area. This talk will focus on how archaeologists examine evidence from the past to determine lifeways in the Florida Keys, and highlight recent research from institutions as varied as the University of Miami, The University of Florida, the University of Oregon, and the University of Georgia. How would people have existed in this environment, and what lessons does archaeology have to help us strengthen our resilience as a modern community?

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Seats are allocated until capacity is reached or until registration for in-person attendance closes on Tuesday, April 26 at 5 p.m. If capacity is reached you will be able to join a waitlist. Registration for virtual participants can be made up to one hour before the start of the lecture.

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Non-members: In person, $10; Virtual only, $5.