I've been debating over the past few weeks whether to make this post. After a lot of thought I've decided to go ahead as it is a very interesting chapter in North Florida History.
Earlier this month, I came across a spot in the shallow water where I found approximately 50 pottery sherds. My initial thought was that the period of inhabitants who were the most likely creators of this pottery to be Muskogee. After a bit of layman's research into the pottery patterns, it seems more likely that the shards are Apalachee, which dates the pottery to be at least 500 years old. I reached this conclusion after research on the following sites:
Mission San Luis Collection
Shell Point History
Swift Creek
2 comments:
You should make a battleship curve and you can probably date them rather accurately and maybe figure out some trade patterns
I happened upon your blog spot by chance. Love it! I too like to visit STB and have picked up many sherds over the past few years. I enjoy learning about the early history of the southeastern Native Americans, and appreciate your posting this!
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