Ais culture area
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The Ais culture area refers to the coastal region of southeastern Florida historically inhabited by the Ais people, a Native American group known for their maritime lifeways and interactions with early European explorers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ais culture area canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American culture area
ⓘ
archaeological culture area ⓘ cultural region ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
burial mounds
ⓘ
lithic and shell tools ⓘ shell middens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian River Lagoon estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barrier islands of Florida’s east coast ⓘ coastal hammocks and mangrove environments ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| contactWith |
English mariners
ⓘ
French explorers ⓘ Spanish explorers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declineCause |
European diseases
ⓘ
colonial disruption ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Calusa culture area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tequesta culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ Timucua culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
marine resource exploitation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ais chiefdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early colonial period
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Ais people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
canoe travel
ⓘ
encounters with shipwreck survivors ⓘ fishing-based subsistence ⓘ interactions with early European explorers ⓘ maritime lifeways ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| languageFamily | unknown (Ais language poorly documented) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coast of Florida
ⓘ
Florida Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ southeastern Florida ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ais people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlaps |
Indian River Lagoon region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Brevard County, Florida ⓘ modern Indian River County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Martin County, Florida ⓘ modern St. Lucie County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Florida East Coast cultural region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | pre-contact period ⓘ |
| religion | indigenous animistic beliefs ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Florida archaeology
ⓘ
Southeastern United States anthropology ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Late Archaic period
ⓘ
Mississippian-related era ⓘ Woodland period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.