Archeological dig site in Miami is uncovering 7,000-year-old history

An archaeological dig site in Miami's Brickell district has uncovered artifacts going back 7,000 years, along with postholes, gravesites, human remains and other evidence of substantial settlement by the Tequesta Native American tribe.

Super cool, OP! Thank you for posting this.

Are they going to look for Philip Michael Thomas? He hasn't been seen or heard from in ages.

Older than Mesopotamia?!

Maybe they'll find Dorothy's virginity.

Looks like Aunt Seal.

Almost 10 years ago, the Related Group purchased land near the mouth of the Miami River, and obtained development approvals through a public hearing process to build a world-class residential complex overlooking the Miami River, Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

For decades, the land contained office buildings, warehouse spaces, parking garages and other structures, boatyards and marinas. We didn’t purchase untouched or pristine land.

We were fully aware the parcel was in a designated Archaeological Area and we have worked in these areas before as all of the city’s waterfront is in an Archaeological Area. We expected to encounter archaeological finds and were committed to handling any findings with the utmost care.

Shortly after starting the demolition of the existing structures, we made archaeological discoveries that immediately triggered appropriate preservation efforts.

We have worked in incredibly close collaboration with all regulatory entities for the past two years and retained Robert “Bob” Carr, the world’s leading archaeological expert on the Tequesta as well as South Florida’s other historic and prehistoric people, to direct our process in accordance with rules and regulations.

Carr has more than 40 years of experience investigating the archaeological sites at the mouth of the Miami River and has been involved in some of the most significant archaeological discoveries in the area, including the Miami Circle, the Hyatt site, Icon Brickell and MET Square.

All his reports and findings are provided directly to the city of Miami and the state of Florida and all other necessary authorities on a weekly basis and as the various phases of the exploration are completed. Our final report is not finished, and will be submitted as soon as the archaeological exploration is complete.

It has been a painstaking process involving hundreds of archaeologists, thousands of work hours and many millions of dollars. Despite the significant expense and energy, we do this work gladly and view it as our responsibility as South Florida residents.

We're not fine! We send our hate!

The Related response worked until the "but".

A civilization that existed before Mesopotamia is worth getting to know, imo

Holy shit! A 7000 year old site and they're building around it? That sucks.

Never heard of this group Tequesta? Cool name. It will be a terrible loss to allow the archeological findings to be destroyed by another high rise

Is it white people? If not, it must be destroyed

That is really interesting. Wow, as old as Mesopotamia. Archeology is so interesting.

Taking a sledgehammer to a wall in his basement, a man in the Turkish town of Derinkuyu got more home improvement than he bargained for. Behind the wall, he found a tunnel. And that led to more tunnels, eventually connecting a multitude of halls and chambers. It was a huge underground complex, abandoned by its inhabitants and undiscovered until that fateful swing of the hammer.

The anonymous Turk—no report mentions his name—had found a vast subterranean city, up to 18 stories and 280 feet (76 meters) deep and large enough to house 20,000 people. Who built it, and why? When was it abandoned, and by whom? History and geology provide some answers.

How has no one commented on the handsome and clearly gay archeologist William Pestle in R1's video?! I clocked a wedding ring but can find no info about the spouse online.

There are sites virtually all over the worls.

I hope they find a burial mound of not legal to mention drag queens.

All they found were a couple holes in the ground and some old rocks. They have no idea if they came from Indians or just from the construction workers who built the previous building that was on the site.