Watch Finding the First Floridians
“This is the epicenter of submerged prehistory on the planet… From, say, the Wakulla (River), east to the Suwannee, is the densest concentration of submerged prehistoric sites anywhere in the world.”
Dr. Morgan Smith, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Florida is renowned for its rivers, springs, and sinks – and its hundreds of miles of coastlines. Thousands of years of human prehistory in Florida are buried in sediments beneath the water, where they are well preserved. Archeologists are looking more and more to Florida waters to learn about life here and across North America.
Soon, WFSU will premiere a one-hour documentary about the people uncovering this history, and what they have learned about Florida over the last few thousand years. Check back on the Ecology Blog for more information on Finding the First Floridians.