Event Details

Archaeology Talk: Archaeological Appraisal of 'Spanish Indians'

Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm

Location: North Port Community United Church of Christ, 3450 S. Biscayne Blvd. North Port, Florida

Description: Warm Mineral Springs/Little Salt Spring Archaeological Society Lecture Series - An Archaeological and Archival Appraisal of 'Spanish Indians' on the West Coast of Florida in the 18th and 19th Centuries by Meg Stack, Project Archaeologist, Cardno

“Spanish Indian” is a generic term that has been used repeatedly in written documents over the past three centuries to describe a range of different social, ethnic, and economic groups in the southeastern United States. This paper specifically focuses on archaeological and archival research on Cuban fishing ranchos on the Gulf coast of Florida and provides suggestions for how historical archaeologists might contend with difficulties in determining and documenting identity at early historical sites in coastal Florida. The comparative research undertaken for this paper demonstrates a pressing need for additional data collection and research in the field. As it currently stands, however, the preliminary analysis conducted indicates an economic basis for cultural interaction and intermarriage rather than an
actual cultural synthesis, creolization, or ethnogenesis, which would imply shared cultural systems of belief and meaning.

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