Anthropology Students Uncovering New Science About Ancient History

Friday, May 08, 2026
Scientist speaking while sitting at the Palm Beach County’s Loxahatchee Slough

Anthropology Students Uncovering New ScienceÌý About Ancient History

Led by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Palm Beach County Archaeologist Chris Davenport, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Anthropology 51³Ô¹ÏÍø are finding artifacts older than the pyramids in Egypt in Palm Beach County’s Loxahatchee Slough.

A recent video features findings of Fiber Temp pottery, which is the oldest pottery ever found in the southern United States. Anthropology MA student Ashley Gibson also found a drilled sharks tooth that was used as a knife by native Americans. The team has unearthed a quarter million artifacts in the Loxahatchee Slough.

All of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø featured in the video are 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, highlighting some of the many opportunities available to anthropology 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

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