Anthropology Students Uncovering New Science About Ancient History
Friday, May 08, 2026
Anthropology Students Uncovering New ScienceÌý About Ancient History
Led by 911³Ô¹Ï Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Palm Beach County Archaeologist Chris Davenport, 911³Ô¹Ï Anthropology students 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 students featured in the video are 911³Ô¹Ï students, highlighting some of the many opportunities available to anthropology students.
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