Naples, FL – November 20, 2019 - The Southwest Florida
Archaeological Society (SWFAS) is pleased to announce a presentation
on Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey of Key Marco’s Artifacts.
The presentation will be held November 20, 2019, 7:00 pm, at the
Collier Museum at Government Center, 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples,
34112. This is a free public program. About the Presentation In
December 2018, Marco Island welcomed “home” some of Florida’s
most well-known archaeological artifacts for a special exhibition at
the Marco Island Historical Museum. Excavated in 1896 from Key Marco
– an archaeological site less than three miles from the museum –
the artifacts are some of the most important precolonial Native
American objects ever discovered in North America. Now housed in the
collections of such venerated institutions as the Smithsonian
Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Florida
Museum of Natural History, the fragile and irreplaceable items offer
unparalleled insight into Southwest Florida’s early Native peoples.
Austin Bell, Curator of Collections for the Marco Island Historical
Society, will discuss what it took to bring these objects back to
their place of origin, where they will be on display as part of an
award-winning free exhibition until April 2021. About the Speaker
Austin Bell, Curator of Collections at the Marco Island Historical
Society since 2013, is a museum professional with degrees in
Anthropology (B.A.), Classical Studies (B.A.), and Museum Studies
(M.A.) from the University of Florida. Austin’s exhibitions at the
Marco Island Historical Museum have been recognized for excellence by
the Florida Association of Museums and the Southeastern Museums
Conference. He was named the 2017 “Artist of the Year” by the
Marco Island Foundation for the Arts and the 2018 “Marco Island
Citizen of the Year” by the Naples Daily News. Austin also serves on
the Collier County Historic Archaeological Preservation Board and, in
2019, received an appointment as a Consulting Scholar at the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. A
native Floridian, Austin has been an active member of Florida’s
museum community for more than a decade.
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