PBCAS

PBCAS is a chapter of the Florida Anthropological Society. Check out our website! We are a non-profit educational organization committed to educating the public about cultural resources in Palm Beach County. We provide a free lecture series, in-school educational services, guided tours of local archaeological sites, and professional training opportunities for college students. We are a thriving organization and we need your support. Please join us, or sponsor a student membership! Contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone at [phone]. Follow @PBCArchSociety Follow us on Facebook

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What a wonderful day sharing Palm Beach County archaeology with the public! We had the honor of working with Environmental Resource Management's Benjamin Studt who was standing in for the county archaeologist. PBS came out to the historic Dubois home to film the shell mound and hear about the various tools the Jaega Native Americans used while occupying the site. #archaeology #archaeologicalsite #archaeologists #archaeologylife #palmbeachfl #palmbeachcounty #floridaparks #southflorida #southfloridaarchaeology #pbcas #palmbeachcountyarchaeology #dubois #duboispark #jupiterinlet #publicarchaeology #history #historicalflorida #floridahistory (at Dubois Park)

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Silver Science Days @ the South Florida Science Center

A big thank you to the South Florida Science Center for featuring us in their Silver Science Days event as the October speaker.  The 2nd Vice President, Jessica Baker, gave a fun presentation on the Archaeology of Everglades Tree Islands.  This presentation will serve as the basis of a more in-depth discussion of tree island archaeology in our November lecture at the Main Library in Palm Beach County.  So if you already caught this lecture at the Science Center, there is still much to learn next month!  There was a fantastic group of Silver Science members, and a great discussion of archaeology after the presentation.  We look forward to working with the Science Center in the future!

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PBCAS November 2017 Lecture - Saturday the 18th, at 2 PM.  This lecture will be held at the Summit Branch of the Palm Beach County Library; 3650 Summit Blvd. West Palm Beach.

The Archaeology of Everglades Tree Islands - by Palm Beach County Historic Preservation Research Intern, Jessica Baker

During this presentation, we will be exploring the archaeology of Everglades tree islands through time, with particular focus on the genesis and prehistoric occupation of this network of islands which spans ~12,000 square miles of wetlands.  Everglades tree islands have potentially been inhabited since the formation of Lake Okeechobee, and throughout this presentation, light will be shed on the material culture that was left behind on this vast network of islands.

It has long been held that Belle Glade and the surrounding Everglades area was largely a series of short-term occupational areas of those travelling from coast to coast; this discussion will illuminate the incredible amount of potential habitation area and the resources available, which have the potential for permanent, year-round occupation.

In an ever-changing network of environments, fluctuating climate, and natural disasters, how would the prehistoric peoples of Florida adapt to live in one of the largest networks of islands in the Southeast?  How do we begin to locate the material culture within an area that has largely been developed and utilized for agriculture?