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    Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park: Interactive Archaeology Exhibit
    (Southern New Hampshire University, 2021-03-06) Daigle, Brenda; Scarponi, Virginia
    This thesis is to support the hands-on archaeology exhibit at the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, Florida. St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied city in the United States. Before the British created Jamestown, Pedro Menendez de Aviles came with 800 men, women, and children to create a permanent settlement in Florida. Menendez landed and at the inlet that would become St. Augustine. Father Lopez, the fleet chaplain, conducted a mass at the landing site. Chief Seloy invited the newcomers to stay and gave Menendez his own council house. The village becomes the home of the new colonists for the first nine months in Florida. This was the first time in American history in which European/Iberian and Native American cultures lived together for any length of time. The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is the site of the first colony. It has been studied by archaeologists since 1934 when human remains were discovered. Dr. Ray Dickinson of the Smithsonian Institute determined these to be the remains of Timucua natives buried as Christians. Dr. Kathleen Deagan, University of Florida Museum of Natural History, dedicated over thirty years of her career at this site discovering this to be the first colony. The location of which had eluded historians and archaeologists for hundreds of years. This archaeology exhibit project is aimed to provide a hands-on activity for fourth-grade Florida students. The main focus of this project will be pre-Columbian history, Spanish explorations, the founding of St. Augustine, and the cultural aspects of this new mixed community. It is important to share with students that more than just people came to Florida in 1565. The Spanish brought their culture with them, including food, animals, religion, weapons, and tools.