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The most recent discovery by the ceramics curator for the Florida Museum of Natural History, in 2005, were examples of Safety Harbor ceramics that employed a paste containing mica, a mineral found closest in the Appalachians in Georgia. [3] Luer concluded that the site correlates with the Safety Harbor culture, 1000–1200. [2]
The museum was chartered as the state's official natural history museum by the Florida Legislature in 1917. Formerly known as the Florida State Museum, the name was changed in 1988 to more accurately reflect the museum's mission and help avoid confusion with Florida State University, which is located in Tallahassee.
Safety Harbor is a city on the west shore of Tampa Bay in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It was settled in 1823 and incorporated in 1917. It was settled in 1823 and incorporated in 1917. The population was 17,072 at the 2020 census.
The Safety Harbor site is an archaeological site in Philippe Park at 2525 Philippe Parkway in Safety Harbor, Florida, United States. [3] It is the type site for the Safety Harbor culture, [4] and includes the largest remaining mound in the Tampa Bay area. [5] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [2]
Map of the approximate area of the Safety Harbor archaeological culture. The Safety Harbor culture was an archaeological culture practiced by Native Americans living on the central Gulf coast of the Florida peninsula, from about 900 CE until after 1700. The Safety Harbor culture is defined by the presence of Safety Harbor ceramics in burial mounds.
What is clear is that people who lived by hunting and gathering settled on the spot about 5,000 B.C., drawn by the abundant natural resources at the confluence of river and bay, including fresh ...
Florida Panhandle: 52 acres, open-air museum, nature discovery center, 1880s period farm, Florida wildlife on outdoor and indoor display Tree Hill Nature Center: Jacksonville: Duval: Greater Jacksonville: 50 acres, features a Florida natural history museum, butterfly and hummingbird gardens, and native animals Tropical Audubon Society: Miami ...
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