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Florida celebrates Archaeology Month in March. This month Southwest Florida is finally recognizing some monumental discoveries that originally were revealed in early 2020, but were overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Calusa Coast events have been celebrated each weekend by the Randell Research Center in Pine Island, Koreshan State Park in Estero, Lover's Key State Park and the Mound House on Fort Myers Beach, the Marco Island Historical Society, and at the Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium in Fort Myers.
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In recognition of March being designated Florida Archaeology Month, we’re listening back to a conversation with archeologist William Marquardt, Ph.D., about his findings published in the journal “Historical Archeology,” confirming the existence of Spanish fort built on Mound Key in Estero Bay in 1566. Mound Key was the capitol of the Calusa Native American tribe which dominated the region and had occupied Southwest Florida for more than 1,000 years at that time.
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Southwest Florida singer/songwriter Sheena Brook plays live in studio ahead of her performance at the first, “Music on the Mound,” concert at the Mound…
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Florida’s Public Archaeological Network archaeologist Rachael Kangas surveyed the damage Irma caused to Otter Mound Preserve — 2 acres of land that was…
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Dr. William H. Marquardt was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Southeastern Archeological Conference for his "significant and sustained…
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The Tamiami Trail refers to the southernmost 264 mile portion of U.S. Highway 41 stretching from Tampa to Miami. Construction of the east-west portion of…
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The Florida Museum of Natural History has purchased two Calusa Indian mounds on Pine Island. This addition could impact the region’s awareness of 350 to…
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Fort Myers Beach officials are currently working to make the Mound Key Archeological State Park officially part of the town. The largely undisturbed shell…
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A group of archeologists have uncovered remnants of ancient Calusa Indians in Marco Island this week. They also might have found evidence of an even older…