Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site Celebrates Reopening
After being closed for renovation for the past six months, the Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site will hold a Grand Reopening this weekend. The celebration is part of Florida Archaeology Month...
View ArticleArcheologists Find deLuna's Settlement In Pensacola
In 1992, archeologists found the first remains of the shipwrecks of Don Tristan de Luna’s fleet on the bottom of Pensacola Bay. De Luna, of course, was the man who first settled what would become...
View ArticleDental Remains Help Archaeologists Identify Immigrants In Roman Ruins
While ancient Rome’s upper class is well-chronicled in history books, little is known about the swath of less well-to-do citizens who accounted for the bulk of the empire’s population. “People without...
View ArticleResidents Updated On Archaeological Dig At Luna Settlement Site
It’s been about six months since University of West Florida archaeologists revealed the discovery of Tristan de Luna’s 1559 settlement on Pensacola Bay. Earlier this week, property owners in the...
View ArticleUWF Wraps Summer Dig At Luna Settlement
The University of West Florida is wrapping up its 2016 Summer Archaeology Field School. In addition to their work exploring the Luna shipwrecks at Emanuel Point, UWF staff and students have spent the...
View ArticleUWF Archaeologists Find More Evidence Of Daily Life At 1559 Luna Settlement
It was nearly a year ago that the location of Tristan de Luna’s 1559 Settlement was discovered. Since then, University of West Florida archaeologists have ramped up their research of the Spanish colony...
View ArticleThird Luna Shipwreck Discovered
There is a rich history surrounding the voyage of Tristan de Luna to what’s now Pensacola. And it’s getting richer with a new discovery by the University of West Florida’s Archaeology program. Outgoing...
View ArticleBense Wraps Up Tenure As UWF President
January 1 marks a change at the top at the University of West Florida, when Judy Bense steps down as president after eight years. Her latest honor is being named UWF’s second President Emeritus,...
View ArticleNewest Luna Artifacts Yield More Details About 1559 Settlement
University of West Florida archaeologists spent the summer uncovering more details about Tristan de Luna’s 1559 Settlement in Pensacola. Much of the story of the ill-fated Spanish colony is being told...
View ArticleCarl Wernicke: Let's Make Sure We Leave Something Good Behind
Recently I came across a fascinating article on the discovery in France of spectacular ruins. Developers working on a new subdivision uncovered an ancient Roman suburb that was remarkably preserved....
View ArticleSeptember 19, 1559: A Hurricane That Changed History
During the evening of Tuesday, September 19, 1559, some 458 years ago, strong winds from the north heralded the arrival of a great hurricane in Pensacola Bay. The storm was not the first to assail the...
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