Treasure of the Calusa : The Johnson/Willcox Collection from Mound Key, Florida

Wheeler, Ryan J.

ISBN 10: 097015500X / ISBN 13: 9780970155009

Published by Rose Printing, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A., 2000

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Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Black and white pictorial wrapper with yellow lettering. 187 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print FIRST EDITION! "Treasure of the Calusa: The Johnson/Willcox Collection from Mound Key, Florida focuses on an interesting cache of artifacts found on Mound Key over 100 years ago. Archaeologists believe that Mound Key, located to the south of Fort Myers, is Calos, the ancient capital of the Calusa Indians. Mound Key is a magnificent site, with over 125 acres of shell mounds, shell ridges, sunken watercourts, and canoe canals, covered with lush tropical foliage and surrounded by mangroves and the waters of Estero Bay. Frank Johnson made his home here in the late nineteenth century, and while farming on one of the shell mounds, he and his sons found a veritable treasure of Indian and Spanish artifacts, including glass and crystal beads; silver, copper, and gold ornaments; as well as items of shell, bone, and stone. This cache of artifacts became part of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and this book presents the first synthetic study of this collection. Centering around an illustrated catalog of the artifacts, this book explores the contests of the Mound Key cache within the broader archaeology and history of the Calusa and their neighbors.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Treasure of the Calusa : The Johnson/Willcox Collection from Mound Key, Florida
• Publisher: Rose Printing, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097015500X
• ISBN 13: 9780970155009
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book focuses on a cache of artifacts found on Mound Key over 100 years ago. The cache was acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology, and includes Calusa Indian and Spanish artifacts. The book includes an illustrated catalog of the collection and puts the material into the broader archaeological and historical context of the Calusa and their neighbors.

About the Author

Ryan Wheeler has a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida. He has conducted archaeological investigations throughout the state, focusing on eastern and southern Florida, prehistoric art and aboriginal canals. Ryan most recently led the State of Florida investigation of the Miami Circle.