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Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Arch Creek Middens, Florida Alternative Name: Arch Creek MoundsCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 15.215 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Miami, FL
Latitude: 25.905440N Longitude: 80.16371W
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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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 |
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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 |
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Arch Creek Park in Miami-Dade County, Florida contains middens that date back to the Tequesta period. The Tequesta were a Native American tribe that occupied the area between 500 BCE and 1700 CE. The middens are located in the park's southeast corner.
The middens are the result of a village that occupied the area since at least 750 BCE. The village was probably less than 100 people and covered more than 5 acres. The Tequesta could easily access Biscayne Bay to the east and the Everglades to the west by canoe. Their diet was heavy in seafood.
The middens contain artifacts from both the Tequesta and Seminole Indian settlements. Source: Google generative AI / Wikipedia.
Further reading and information:
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Directions: From downtown Miami, FL via I-95 N, 13.2 mi.
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