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Shedding light onto a time in Florida’s – and America’s – history that is very poorly known, Florida & Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos. This confirms what has long been suspected - the Spanish fort, built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, was located on Mound Key. #floridarchaeology #MoundKey Florida Georgia, South Florida, Spanish Fort, Olive Jar, Southern Plantations, American Colonies, Remote Sensing, Flagler, University Of Georgia

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Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort

Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first Jesuit missions in North America. The Spanish fort was buil…
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Shedding light onto a time in Florida’s – and America’s – history that is very poorly known, Florida & Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos. This confirms what has long been suspected - the Spanish fort, built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, was located on Mound Key. #floridarchaeology #MoundKey

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Shedding light onto a time in Florida’s – and America’s – history that is very poorly known, Florida & Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos. This confirms what has long been suspected - the Spanish fort, built in 1566 in the capital of the Calusa, was located on Mound Key. #floridarchaeology #MoundKey

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