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About julielabate

My name is Julie Richko Labate and I am the Tribal Archaeologist here at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki. The Tribal Archaeology Section, or TAS as we like to call ourselves, works with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office, or THPO, to protect and preserve artifacts and important archaeological sites. We are responsible for the pre-emptive cultural survey of areas undergoing development on all Seminole Tribe of Florida Reservations.
August 18, 2011

“Mammoth of a Discovery by THPO”

The Tribal Historic Preservation Office’s Research Assistant, David Brownell, appears as a guest blogger in this segment. Below he talks about the amazing discovery of a fossilized mammoth tooth, along with a number of other large animal remains on the … Continue reading →

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April 18, 2011

Archaeological field school on the Big Cypress Reservation

This coming May, the Florida Gulf Coast University will be teaming up the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) of the Seminole Tribe of Florida to host an archaeological field school on the Big Cypress Reservation. An archaeology field school is … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2010

Meet Real Live Archaeologists!

The Tribal Archaeology Section is getting geared up to help out with this year’s American Indian Arts Celebration which will be held on the AH-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Grounds November 5-7th, 2010.  The celebration includes a showcase of traditional and modern Native … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2010

Lost in the Jungle….of Life? The untold story of an archeological intern

Are you a student or just interested in archaeology? Here at the Tribal Historic Preservation Office, would-be archaeologists can come along on our digs and see just what it means to be an archaeologist. One of our interns, Amanda Rodriguez, … Continue reading →

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April 19, 2010

Wait, so you don’t dig up gold?

Indiana Jones and Tombraider were nowhere in sight at the 2009 field season at the suspected Fort Shackelford site on the Big Cypress Reservation. While the archaeologists at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum are not being chased by Russian spies, we do … Continue reading →

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November 23, 2009

Archaeologists at Work

My name is Julie Richko Labate and I am the Tribal Archaeologist here at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. The Tribal Archaeology Section, or TAS as we like to call ourselves, works with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) to protect and preserve artifacts and important archaeological sites on the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s (STOF) six reservations. We are responsible for the pre-emptive cultural survey of areas undergoing development on all Seminole Tribe of Florida Reservations.

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