Wakulla Springs
Wakulla Springs contains archaeological sites
dating to Florida's earliest human occupation. In deep underwater caves, divers have
found Pleistocene megafauna, including mammoth remains. The site highlights the
drastic environmental shifts that Florida has experienced over the past thousands
of years. Ten thousand years ago the water table was 100 feet lower than it is
today. Paleoindian (12,000 - 7,500 B.C.) people hunted and gathered resources near
springs that were oases in otherwise dry environments. Excavations on dry ground
near the spring have uncovered further evidence of paleoindian life including tools
used to process animal carcasses to beads used for personal adornment.
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