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Rock ArtSite Name: Miami Circle Alternative Name: Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site,Tequesta CircleCountry: United States Region: The South Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Miami, FL
Latitude: 25.769440N Longitude: 80.188917W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Carving in Miami County, Florida. A circle 38 feet in diameter carved into limestone bedrock near the mouth of the Miami River. Dozens of holes have been carved into the bedrock within the circle. It has been suggested that the circle marks a circular building of political or ceremonial importance, or, alternately that the holes were used used for sighting staffs associated with astronomical alignments.
Dating organic material found in these bedrock channels suggest a date of around 2000 years old. Possible burial remains (single human teeth, tools, beads, and a 5 foot long shark) were found in a layer of a later date. The circle appears to have been abandoned, slowly covered, and the site used in successive waves of settlement up until the Tequesta people in the historic era. A major village was in this area, and burials and artifacts have been found periodically as Miami has been built up and redeveloped.
The circle was rediscovered in 1998, and had already been damaged by an area of it having been carved out to allow the installation of plumbing at an earlier date. The actual site has not been accessible, but can be seen from a nearby bridge by pedestrians.
A virtual tour of the site can be found at the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research website,
Note: 12 years after discovery, public to get access to the Miami Circle, see latest comment
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