Fort Center

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Fort Center is an important archaeological site in south-central Florida known for its early earthworks, mounds, and ceremonial features associated with the Belle Glade culture.

All labels observed (2)

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Fort Center canonical 1
Fort Center I phase 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
associatedWith Belle Glade culture
authorOfMainReport William H. Sears
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Belle Glade culture
earliestOccupation late Archaic period
excavatedBy William H. Sears
excavationEndDate 1971
excavationStartDate 1966
hasArchaeologicalPhase Fort Center self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort Center I phase

Fort Center II phase
Fort Center III phase
Fort Center IV phase
hasEvidenceOf long-term habitation
maize pollen
mortuary practices
ritual feasting
water management features
wooden structures
hasFeature ceremonial features
earthworks
mounds
hasStructure linear embankments
platform mounds
pond excavations
interpretedAs ceremonial center
regional ritual focus
knownFor burial mounds
ceremonial complex
circular ditches
early maize cultivation evidence in Florida
latestMajorOccupation Mississippian-related times
locatedIn Glades County, Florida NERFINISHED
Lake Okeechobee basin
surface form: Lake Okeechobee drainage basin

South Central Florida
surface form: south-central Florida
locatedNear Fisheating Creek NERFINISHED
managedBy Florida Department of Environmental Protection
partOf Everglades-Glades archaeological area
surface form: Belle Glade archaeological region

Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
period Archaic period
Woodland period
referencedIn Belle Glade culture
surface form: Fort Center: An Archaeological Site in the Lake Okeechobee Basin
region Lake Okeechobee basin
surface form: Okeechobee Basin
significance important for study of early agriculture in the southeastern United States
key site for understanding Belle Glade culture chronology
major ceremonial center in prehistoric south Florida
timeDepth approximately 4500 years of occupation

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Belle Glade culture hasSite Fort Center
Fort Center hasArchaeologicalPhase Fort Center self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort Center I phase