University of Florida Press

This book considers the vast collection of skulls amassed by Samuel Morton in the first half of the nineteenth century, using a biohistoric approach to take a close look at the times in which Morton...

This book brings together the work of researchers from a variety of fields to provide a comprehensive synthesis of local and regional studies in the town of Gurup?in Brazil, ranging from...

Focusing on the daily concerns and routine events of people in the past, Investigating the Ordinary argues for a paradigm shift in the way southeastern archaeologists operate. Instead of dividing...

Mesoamerican Osteobiographies : Revealing the Lives and Deaths of Ancient IndividualsAuthor: Gabriel D. Wrobel, Andrea CucinaPublisher: University of Florida PressPublication Date: Jul 23, 2024Number...

This volume highlights the vital role women played within the diverse societies of the Mississippian world, which spanned the present-day United States South to the Midwest before the seventeenth...

This volume examines NASA's strong ties to the American South, exploring how the space program and the region have influenced each other since NASA's founding in 1958.Author: Brian C. Odom, Stephen P...

In this volume, Sara Potter uses the idea of the muse from Greek mythology and the cyborg from posthuman theory to consider the portrayal of female characters and their bodies in Mexican art and...

Exploring works of science fiction originating from Spanish-speaking parts of the Caribbean and their diasporas, this book shows how writers, filmmakers, musicians, and artists are using the language...