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Archaeology of the Everglades -Edited by John W. Griffin - University Press of Florida

Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research

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Archaeology of the Everglades

While most discussions of Florida's Everglades are on its environmental merits, a newly published book looks farther back to its merits as an archaeological region. Using data from hundreds of South Florida archaeological sites, the book, "Archaeology of the Everglades," details thousands of years of human habitation in and around the Everglades. Jim Miller helped edit the material, originally compiled in the 1980's by Archaeologist John Griffin...

A newly-published book details thousands of years of human habitation in and around the Everglades. And while a discussion of ancient history might seem different than the Everglades' usual environmental role, the book's co-editor, archaeologist Jim Miller says the two topics are inseparable...

A newly published book called Archaeology of the Everglades shows early human habitation to be similar in some ways to our own, thousands of years later. Co-editor and state archaeologist Jim Miller says thousands of years ago, humans were establishing settlement patterns that continue today...

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Compiling an Everglades History

In a new book called "Archaeology of the Everglades," what started as a report for experts in the 1980s has become a topic for the general public today. State archaeologist Jim Miller is co-editor of the material, which he says tells an important story about humans in South Florida...

The co-editor of a new book called Archaeology of the Everglades agrees that preservation of the ecosystem is important, but for reasons over and above the environment. Jim Miller is state archaeologist and chief of the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research...