
Secrets of the Springs
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The mineral-charged spring water sustained Florida's earliest human populations--roaming hunter-gatherers who discovered the springs about 10,000 years ago and revisited them for thousands of years--in dry times and preserved their bones and artifacts for thousands of years. These dramatic tales based on the history of Florida's first people offer new perspectives on Florida's long history.
The second time-period is recent and factual. Often outrageously stranger than fiction, it follows recent events int he history of the springs - the remarkable people who dived in the deep water-filled holes and put together the picture of human life-ways 10,000 years ago at the end of the Pleistocene Era. DNA analysis by world renown Svante Paabo revealed that these first Floridians were unrelated to the Native Americans living in North America today
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Reviews of Florida's First People: 12,000 years of Human History"Authoritative, readable, and splendidly illustrated. The 12,000+-year history of Florida's real natives is told sympathetically and factually, relying on modern archaeological findings and the author's own experiments with native technology . . . a book for all ages."" --William H. Marquardt, Curator in Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History"
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A former reporter for the Fort Myers, Florida, News Press Scott Derks is the author of 19 books on U.S. economic history, including the award winning two volume series The Value of a Dollar, 1600 to 2009. Scott began writing professionally at 17 and quickly claimed the environment and science as a point of emphasis. He has written more than 400 magazine articles for regional and national publications. He currently lives in Saluda, North Carolina
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. A Bison's Downfall
- 16,300 Years Ago
- 2. The First People
- 12,000-9,700 Years Ago
- 3. Healing Waters
- 1958
- 4. Old Men Listened
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 5. The Work of Amateurs
- 1958-1959
- 6. A Basket of Light
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 7. Alluring Cheapness
- 1950-1959
- 8. A Delicate Dance
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 9. A Televised Discovery
- 1959
- 10. A Pale Creature
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 11. Sellers of Sunshine
- 1950-1980
- 12. Testing Wild Eyes
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 13. The Slaughter of Whales
- 1970-1979
- 14. Bottle Flies
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 15. Man Meets Tortoise
- 1974-1979
- 16. Just Like a Real Person
- 9,700 Years Ago
- 17. The Breakup
- 1979
- 18. Gifts, Trade, and Exchanges
- 7,600 Years Ago
- 19. New DNA Evidence
- 1986
- 20. Green Stone Magic
- 7,600 Years Ago
- 21. Ushered Evidence, Vast Discoveries
- 1980-1989
- 22. A Mother's Burial
- 6,700 Years Ago
- 23. Florida Manhunt
- 1997
- 24. Meeting with Snake Bird
- 6,700 Years Ago
- 25. Funding Foibles
- 2000
- 26. Gourds
- 6,700 Years Ago
- 27. Ancient Calendar Found
- 1990-2000
- Epilogue: 2020
- Bibliography
- Index
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