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Research

The Institute provides a residential home for researchers and students who conduct fieldwork at the world-class paleontological, archaeological, and paleo-ecological sites in the area. ​

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Research Now and the Future
​ARI Research
Jefferson County and the northwest Florida region have a long history of archaeological research focusing on the earliest human populations in Florida. Potential research includes climate and ecological studies for the past 40,000 years, development of human settlement patterns in the river corridors and upland areas, and early human-extinct animal interactions.
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​The Institute provides a residential home for researchers and students who will conduct fieldwork at the world-class paleontological, archaeological, and paleo-ecological sites in the area. Both inundated and terrestrial sites will be the focus of activity. Laboratory space for identification and analysis of artifacts and other specimens will be provided at the Center in addition to museum curatorial space where these collections will be housed.

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Learn more about ARI researchers . . .

Who we are (Click here)   ARI Associate Scholar Program (Click here)
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​Projects in progress

​Woodville Karst Plain Project

LiDAR Bathymetry of Aucilla/Econfina Paleo channels was completed ​

The DOH State of Florida Wakulla II project continued through this year and will complete in late Winter/early Spring of 2018. (Jim Dunbar, Ed Green, Tom Harmon and Associate Scholars, Andy Hemmings and Willet Boyer)


Associate Scholar Program

A Small Category DOH State of Florida grant for Identifying the Source of Florida River Artifacts was awarded and begun.  Initial findings are very exciting.  (Associate Scholar, Jessica Cook Hale)

ARI has seen the addition of three new Associate Scholars, Dr. Richard Miller, Adjunct professor with FSU,  Mary Beth Litrico, State of Florida GIS analyst and Rebekah Jones, Ph.D candidate, FSU.

​Research Papers

​Historic Sea Level Change
Hydrographic Mapping
Artifact Scanning Lab

​Grants
The Grant from USDA, Forest Service National Forests in Florida, which conducted coring samples at Fort Gadsden on the Apalachicola River was completed.  (Jim Dunbar, Ed Green, Jack Rink and Willet Boyer)

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ARI’s LiDAR study was presented to the Royal Society of London Discussion Meeting 'Lost and future worlds:  Marine palaeolandscapes 
and the historic impact of long-term climate change'


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2017 Year in Review
Kids at Wakulla Springs
LiDar Technology
Provides Clues to
​Historic Climate Change

Sneak Peak
Pre-Clovis Point

Submerged Mastodon

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