Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory
Museum Exhibit
Museum exhibit, The Chattahoochee Valley: Colonial Frontier, at the Columbus Museum (March to September 2008) on the excavations and research of the Apalachicola people. Drawing on a unique collection of artifacts gathered from Native American sites and the site of the Fort Apalachicola, a 17 th century Spanish fort located in present day Russell County, Alabama, this exhibition will examine the Chattahoochee Valley during its years as a colonial frontier. The exhibition will include a discussion of the importance of the interaction that took place between area native ethnic groups and the Europeans that sought their friendship as a means to control the region. Artifacts, some gathered in recent archaeological investigation, will be used to illustrate the way these groups lived and worked.