A host of would-be conquerors: few traces remain of Spain's early attempts to colonize the Atlantic and Gulf coasts

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Few archaeological traces have been found of several Spanish expeditions to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts during the first half of the 16th century. Remains of a dog apparently shot by a European firearm were discovered in a village site on St. Simons Island, but the Savannah pottery at the site seemed to indicate a date well before European contact. Later it was learned that the Timucuas in the area made Savannah pottery in the 16th century, though elsewhere it had been discontinued two centuries earlier, while records indicate an expedition led by Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon stopped at St. Simons Island in 1525 and 1526.

Spain, Colonization, Spanish history, Conquerors

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Laboring in the fields of the Lord: the Franciscan missions of seventeenth-century Florida enabled Spain to harness the energies of tens of thousands of native people

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New findings on early Franciscan missions in Florida highlight the close relationship between Spanish colonization and missionary activities, as conversion of native people to Catholicism made them willing laborers for the Spaniards. An estimated 140 missions were established during the 17th century, when Florida was under Spanish control. Research indicates that the mission system in Timucua province was reorganized following an Indian rebellion in 1656, after the Indian population had been severely reduced by a series of epidemics.

Native Americans, Missions (Religion), Franciscans

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Prolific pioneer or mound mauler? Why scholars are ambivalent about Clarence Bloomfield Moore

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The difficult issues of Clarence Bloomfield Moore's impact on Southeastern archaeology are discussed. Moore was a dilettante who plied the rivers of Florida's Oklawaha National Forest in search of mounds promising aboriginal remains but sadly almost destroyed some of the sites as he lacked adequate training.

Behavior, Excavations (Archaeology), Moore, Clarence Bloomfield

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