Speaker Bio: 

James Kennedy’s journey from curious teenager to renowned fossil hunter began with a mammoth tooth discovered by chance in the waters of Vero Beach. Years later, his meticulous attention to detail led to one of the most astonishing archaeological finds in North America: a 13,000-year-old bone etched with the image of a mammoth—evidence that humans not only lived in prehistoric Florida but captured its life in art.

Talk Title: 

Disrupting the Timeline: What the Vero-Man Discovery Revealed

Talk Summary: 

 In this thought-provoking talk, Kennedy shares how ordinary curiosity can lead to extraordinary discoveries, challenging accepted timelines of human history and reshaping our understanding of life in the Americas. Through personal stories and scientific revelations, he invites us to see Florida not just as a tropical paradise, but as a gateway to the ancient world buried just beneath our feet.