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Changing Tides: Native Americans, Europeans and Africans on the Gulf Coast | 2021 Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries
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New Orleans, Louisiana,
USAOrganisation: The Society for the History of DiscoveriesThe Gulf Coast of the southern United States, has been an area of intense human activity for millennia. Native Americans hunted and fished, developed agriculture and produced works of art in this region as early as 11 000 BCE. Vast trade networks stretched across the land and water. Europeans entered the scene in the sixteenth century with destructive expeditions led by Panfilo de Narváez and Hernando De Soto. Enslaved Africans were also brought to Spanish Florida in the sixteenth century. The Gulf Coast saw increased exploration and settlement; cultural exchange and exploitation – indeed, the ensuing centuries brought intensified and continuous change. This fascinating region offers the inspiration for our conference. Venue: Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans CollectionURL: https://discoveryhistory.org/upcoming-meetings-conferences/
