Southwest Florida Archaeological SocietySWFAS was founded in 1980 to provide a meeting place for people interested in the southwest Florida area's archaeology, history and cultural past.

SWFAS was founded in 1980 to provide a meeting place for people interested in the southwest Florida area's archaeology, history and cultural past.

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

NOVEMBER 18, 2026, 7:00 PM EST

In Person at the Bonita Springs Fire Department Station 24
27701 Bonita Grande Dr, Bonita Springs, FL 34135

Lecturer: Steve Koski
Presentation: Submerged Indigenous Archaeological Sites on Florida’s West Coast: Sea Level Rise, Incidental Discoveries, Predictive Modeling, and Preservation Methodologies

Note that all SWFAS presentations are free to the public

DECEMBER 5 OR 12, 2026 Field Trip: TBA

The Volume 78, Number 2, June 2025, pp97-122, issue of The Florida Anthropologist has an article by John Beriault and Bob Carr about the Bonita Bay Complex in southern Lee County. This is a 30-site complex that SWFAS was an active participant in identifying, recording, sampling, and excavation of many of these sites, and the Craighead Lab processed much of the excavated material. SWFAS also published the results of several of these sites. These early days of SWFAS was a very busy time for salvage archaeology, and the article describes the historical involvement of SWFAS during its early days.

ONLY FAS MEMBERS CAN READ THE NEWEST VOLUMES, LIKE THIS ONE, ONLINE IN COLOR!
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ABOUT SWFAS

WE ARE A 501(c)3 NON-PROFIT CHAPTER OF THE FLORIDA ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOCIETY

OUR GOALS ARE:
To learn more of the area's prehistory
To help disseminate this information
To help preserve its evidences

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MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL

Our members include both professional and amateur archaeologists who come from all walks of life and age groups. They share a lively curiosity, a respect for the people who preceded them here, and a feeling of responsibility for the conservation of the historical resources they left behind.

SWFAS DUES REMINDER

Your support of archaeology, history, preservation, and education in Southwest Florida is critical. Our sole source of income is your dues and your gifts, and SWFAS is a 501(c)(3) registered Florida non-profit organization. Thanks to everyone who have already renewed their 2026 tax deductible membership. If you have not done so, we have two ways, you can renew online electronically with a credit card. Or send a check to: Charlie Strader, SWFAS Treasurer, 27655 Kent Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34135.

SEPTEMBER

BONUS CONTENT: France in the New World

By John F. Furey M.A., RPA