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Thesis
Hawkshaw Led You Here: Examining And Implementing Public Archaeology In Pensacola
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2025
Abstract
This thesis explores how legacy collections and exhibitions can be reintroduced to the public in new and engaging ways. Using the Hawkshaw project as a case study, this research also tells the story of the evolution of public archaeology in Pensacola. With a foundation in public archaeology, digital humanities, exhibition design, and collections-based research, this research pulls together many ideas to present an old collection to the public with a new story. The Hawkshaw collection is from a precontact and historic site in Downtown Pensacola that was excavated in the 1980s. The artifacts were put on public display in 1985 but have not been seen by the public in over two decades. This project brings the collection back to the public and makes it relevant again, simultaneously celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Hawkshaw Project and the 20th anniversary of the Florida Public Archaeology Network. The research found that the legacy collections can be successfully reintroduced to the public, especially because the future of public archaeology is digital and local.
Details
- Title
- Hawkshaw Led You Here
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Contributors
- Mary Furlong Minkoff (Committee Chair)Ramie A Gougeon (Committee Member)John Jensen (Committee Member)Mike Thomin (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 138
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99381559132106600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida