Key Marco
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Archaeology, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606)
- Geographical Location: Florida
- Date: c. 750-1500
Key Marco (also called Marco Island) is the largest of the group of islands off the southwest coast of Florida called the Ten Thousand Islands; it lies a few miles south of the mainland city of Naples. Beginning in 1895, a site at the north end of the island—a sort of courtyard surrounded by shell mounds—was excavated by Frank Hamilton Cushing and others, and a variety of artifacts were uncovered. Their method was to strain the acidic, tannin-filled muck of the courtyard, which had preserved the organic materials of the tools and ceremonial objects. This was fortunate, as only wood,...
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