Try the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida.
They have a web page I believe.  Dr. Barbara Purdy, now retired, retrieved
numerous dugouts from our various Florida wetland situations--they're found
fairly often here, particularly during various mining and dredging operations.
 
                                Lucy Wayne
 
>we're looking for sources of information on dugout canoes: their distribution,
>construction, dating, etc.: anything and everything at this stage -
>        many thanx in advance
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>geoff carver
>http://home.t-online.de/home/gcarver/
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