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Exhibit Design - River Environment
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At left, Darcie MacMahon carefully places a pottery vessel in
a display case. These Panhandle pots date from 500 to 1,000 years
ago, a period archaeologists call Fort Walton. |
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Fort Walton leaders expressed their power by building large earthen
mounds and by displaying rare and valuable wares obtained in ceremonial
exchanges with other leaders. At left, Russell Bethea paints a mural
depicting such a trade. |
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After the mural was completed, a raised platform was built out
of styrofoam. At left, Russell Bethea coats the platform with concrete. |
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Scott Moots adjusts a mannequin representing a visiting nobleman
from the town of Etowah (in present-day Georgia). |
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The completed river trading scene. |