LECTURE PRESENTATIONS

The CGCAS monthly lectures have moved to a digital format, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. We are using the Zoom platform. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Zoom, here are PDF Instructions to help you set up Zoom and participate in the lecture. Please follow the steps prior to the meeting to be ready to view the lecture. The registration link will be provided with the Lecture Announcement or on our Facebook Event Page.

The CGCAS Archaeology Lecture series is sponsored by the Alliance for Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education (AWIARE).

SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 7PM EST

Assembling an Anthology of Florida Literature; or, all of the stories--none of the evidence!
Dr. Thomas Hallock, English Professor, University of South Florida

Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/CGCASsep2026

In this talk, Thomas Hallock (USF, English) discusses the forthcoming, two-volume anthology of Florida Literature, 1513 to the future, which he is co-editing with Julie Armstrong (USF, English).

Tom is a public-facing scholar who focuses on early Florida and urban environmentalist. In a former life, he co-edited William Bartram's manuscripts. His more recent scholarship includes a Cultural History of the Seminole War

OCTOBER 8, 2026 7PM EST

Shellworks, Solstices, and Seasonal Gatherings at the Cedar Point North Site
Victoria Hayes, Ph.D. student, University of Florida

Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/CGCASoct2026

Located on a barrier island in Jacksonville, the Cedar Point North (CPN) site features a sprawling array of shell mounds, ridges, and arcs dating to the local St. Johns II phase (940-1300 CE). From 2023 to 2025, the University of North Florida, in collaboration with the National Park Service, sampled shell-bearing and non-shell contexts at the site. In light of the recent discovery that several of these complex shellworks were intentionally built to reference specific astronomical events, this presentation explores CPN’s significance at both site and regional scales.

Victoria Hayes is a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida. She received a BA in Anthropology from the University of North Florida in 2024 and her MA from the University of Florida in 2026. Her research centers on the local St. Johns II phase of northeastern Florida.