Fla. medicinal plant usage subject at The Kampong

The next event in The Kampong Lecture Series is Thursday, March 17.

Michelle Williams, PhD will speak on "7000 Years of Florida Medicinal Plant Usage." Michele is director and terrestrial archaeologist for the Southeastern Region of The Florida Public Archaeology Network.

There is an incredible historical site near Titusville, Florida.

From the Historical Society of Brevard, Inc:
"When the 3-year-old died, her parents placed her favorite toys in her arms, wrapped her in fabric woven from fibers of native plants, and buried her body in the soft, muck bottom of a small pond. Some 7,000 years later, when a young archaeologist uncovered her tiny remains, the toys--a wooden pestle-shaped object and the carapace of a small turtle—were still cradled in her arms. Most remarkable was the state of preservation of the child's bones and her toys, and the remains of some 167 other individuals and numerous artifacts found in that small pond in Windover Farms subdivision."

Dr. Williams will share some of this remarkable story, including how the Windover people may have used plants as medicines.

Thursday's lecture begins at 7 pm, a reception with refreshments starts at 6:30 pm.

Kampong members enter free; for the general public, the suggested donation is $10.

Please RSVP to kampong@ntbg.org or by calling 305.442.7169. The Kampong is located at 4013 S. Douglas Road.