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Submitted by AKFisher on Sunday, 30 July 2023  Page Views: 108

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site Alternative Name: Terra Ceia Mound, Prine Burial Mound
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Terra Ceia, FL
Latitude: 27.566060N  Longitude: 82.59296W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site submitted by AKFisher : Madira Bickel Temple Mound, near St. Petersburg, Florida. It is one very small component of the massive Terra Ceia site, which had massive platform mounds, evevated walkways, and geometric earhworks. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in The South

From Wikipedia:

The Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site is an archaeological site on Terra Ceia Island in northwestern Palmetto, Florida, United States. It is located on Bayshore Drive, west of U.S. 19, a mile south of I-275. On August 12, 1970, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is also a Florida State Park.

The 10-acre (0.040 km2) site was the first Native American location in Florida to be designated as a State Archaeological Site.

History
Archaeological excavations have established that indigenous occupation reaches back 2,000 years, and across three distinct periods: Manasota, Weedon Island, and Safety Harbor cultures. The people constructed a massive earthwork temple/ceremonial mound from shells, sand and detritus. It is still 20-foot (6.1 m) high, with a base nearly 100 by 170 feet (52 m).

Scholars believe that the mound site continued to be of great ceremonial importance to the historic Tocobaga Indians of the surrounding area, who coalesced as a people before European encounter in the late sixteenth century. They survived into the eighteenth century but disappeared as a tribe due to infectious diseases and warfare.

The site is named for Madira Bickel of Sarasota. She and her husband, Karl, purchased the land around the main mound and donated it to the state in 1948.[1]

The mounds
The point of greatest interest at the site is the 20-foot (6.1 m) high temple/ceremonial mound. Composed of shells (obtained from a midden to the west), sand, and detritus, the mound's base is 100 feet (30 m) by 170 feet (52 m). To more easily reach the top, the Tocobaga constructed a curved 10-foot (3.0 m) wide ramp on the western side.

The state park has graduated stairways for access, and at the top, has cleared an area (protected by a fence) for overlooking the park. Over the centuries, the mound has become covered with vegetation, including tall trees.

Also in the park are the remains of the Prine Burial Mound, which is circular, about 40 feet (12 m) wide, and about 2 feet (0.61 m) high at the center. It was used through the three major archaeological cultures described above, from 800-1500 AD. Since settlement and development, much of the mound's contents have been disturbed.

References:
"Welcome to Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site". Florida State Parks. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

Further reading and information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madira_Bickel_Mound_State_Archaeological_Site<26><27> www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/madira-bickel-mound-state-archaeological-site<29><30>
Directions: via US-19S and Bayshore Drive, 2.2 mi.
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Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site submitted by AKFisher : Archaeological reconstruction of the Terra Ceia shell mounds near St. Petersburg, Fl from the mound encyclopedia. Portions of this massive site still remain. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).  (Vote or comment on this photo)

Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site submitted by AKFisher : Madira Bickel site signage. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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