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Unique Environment, Amateur Sleuths Make Fla. An Archaeology Prize

GAINESVILLE — Ancient swamp things abound in Florida to give rare looks at the way people lived thousands of years ago, and ordinary folks are helping to uncover them, says a retired University of Florida professor.

Filed under Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, December 1, 1999.

UF Researcher: Bingo Wins Help Give Native Americans American Dream

GAINESVILLE — The future is a good bet for Florida’s American Indians, who have gained clout and confidence from gambling casinos and marketing makeovers, says a University of Florida researcher and author of a new book.

Filed under Business, Florida, Natural History, Research on Friday, September 17, 1999.

UF Anthropologists Study Techniques To Solve Mysteries Of Dead Bodies

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida scientists are studying a real-life invasion of the body snatchers in hopes of finding new ways to solve the mysteries of old murders or accidental deaths.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, May 11, 1999.

UF Researcher Finds Mission Indians Played Bigger Role In Florida History

GAINESVILLE — The Spanish would never have survived to give Florida its name and heritage in the 17th century without the Indians who lived at missions strung out across the state, says a University of Florida researcher.

Filed under Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Thursday, March 18, 1999.

UF Researcher: New Techniques Help Reconstruct Ancient Diets

GAINESVILLE — Out of the mouths of long-dead animals come stories of vanished landscapes, ancient weather and the way the creatures lived and died.

Filed under Health, Natural History, Research on Friday, February 5, 1999.