New Kids’ Books Reveal Florida’s Pocahontas
Four hundred and eighty years ago, on May 25, 1539, the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto first landed in Florida
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Mayan Glyphs at Crystal River Site in Florida
The Crystal River site on the Gulf Coast of Florida has been called enigmatic for decades due to the
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Were there Mayans in the Florida Keys?
This very interesting article from 1985 highlights evidence of an ancient culture in the Florida Keys who were building
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Yaupon Brothers Native American Tea
Did you know that Native Americans in the Southeastern U.S. invented the first energy drink thousands of years ago? The
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Princess Ulele Statue Removed
Editor’s Note: As fate would have it, just as I’m finishing up my children’s book Uleyli: The Princess & Pirate
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A New Religious Cult in 7th Century Florida?
Sometime in the seventh century AD Florida’s native people’s transitioned from producing Swift Creek pottery to Weeden Island pottery. How
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DNA Reveals New, Unknown Ancestors of Early Native Americans
The latest research shows a heretofore unknown lineage of Native Americans called the Ancient Beringians that eventually went extinct.
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Toltecs and Cahokia
Was the ancient Native American metropolis of Cahokia built or inspired by the Toltec empire of Central Mexico? That’s the
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Mayan Megalopolis Discovered in Guatemalan Jungle
The Mayan civilization has always been impressive but the latest LIDAR scans of the Guatemalan jungle have revealed these cities were
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Etowah Elites from Cahokia
In 2004 I argued that the site of Etowah Mounds in Cartersville, Georgia was inhabited by elites from Cahokia, a
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Pyramids in the Everglades?
Eyewitness accounts of ancient stone ruins and pyramids in the Everglades and other locations in South Florida are investigated in
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Tulum’s Mayan Lighthouse
The Putun/Poton Maya were Central America’s most advanced mariners. They controlled coastal trade around the entire Yucatan peninsula down to
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