October 8, 2026: Victoria Hayes

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

Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/CGCoct2026

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.

This monthly Archaeology Lecture series is co-sponsored by the Alliance for Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society (CGCAS) and Weedon Island Archaeological Research and Education (AWIARE).  

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