A talk will be given by Sean Norman, M.A. titled Seminole Wars Archaeology: The Battle of Wahoo Swamp.

In the fall of 1836, Territorial Governor Richard K. Call led a beleaguered campaign against the Seminoles occupying the Cove of the Withlacoochee. The offensive culminated in the Battle of the Wahoo Swamp, marking the last major engagement in the Withlacoochee theater.

Recently, the Gulf Archaeology Research Institute conducted a National Park Service ABPP grant-funded project to examine the history and archaeology of the Battle of Wahoo Swamp. Mr. Norman will discuss the history of Call's campaign and the results of the archaeological fieldwork of the campaign's final engagement.

Sean Norman received a B.A. in History from Columbus State University before receiving an M.A. in Applied Anthropology and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems from the University of South Florida. He specializes in the geoarchaeology of prehistorical coastal landscapes examining sites such as the Crystal River mounds and the Tomoka Mound Complex. Mr. Norman currently serves as the Acting Executive Director of the Gulf Archaeology Research Institute (GARI) in Crystal River, Florida and serves on the Board of Directors for the Seminole Wars Foundation.