High Impact Practices Student Showcase Spring 2025

Human Activity Shown Through Stratigraphic Evidence at the Penny Site (8BR158), Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Human Activity Shown Through Stratigraphic Evidence at the Penny Site (8BR158), Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Course Code

ANT

Course Number

4824

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Sarah Barber

Faculty/Instructor Email

sarahstacy.barber@ucf.edu

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

This research is part of the Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project (CCAMP) whose mission is to record the archaeology and history of the Cape before sites are damaged by construction or affected by climate change will provide an analysis of the stratigraphy present at the Penny archaeological site (8BR158). Located on the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), the Penny Site offers a robust sample of artifacts ranging from the paleoindian to the late 1800’s. To properly reveal and understand the context and importance of the Penny site, a total of eleven test units (2x2m) were excavated throughout the area, labeled alphabetically A through K. This project builds on previous research and information gathered from previous seasons to assist in our examination of the site stratigraphy. The Penny site's stratigraphy provides us with the opportunity to analyze the sediment chronologically which can not only produce a relative date to the sediment itself, but also the artifacts, and features found within, contributing to the interpretation of the site as a whole. The purpose of our investigation is to digitize and analyze the stratigraphy at the site, allowing for the identification of the levels in which intense human activity is most prominent.

You can view the video presentation at CCAMP Final Research Virtual Presentation.mp4

Keywords

CCAMP; Stratigraphy

Human Activity Shown Through Stratigraphic Evidence at the Penny Site (8BR158), Cape Canaveral, Florida.


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