Mount Taylor (8VO19)is an archaeological site near DeBary, Florida. It is the eponym for the Mount Taylor period, a pre-ceramic archaeological culture that flourished in the middle and upper St. Johns River valley and, to a lesser extent, along the middle and upper Atlantic Coast of Florida, from about 6,000 years Before Present (BP) to about 4,000 years BP (4000 BCE to 2000 BCE).[2][3] On October 8, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Taylor | |
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| Location | Volusia County, Florida |
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| Nearest city | DeBary |
| Coordinates | 28°53′N 81°19′W / 28.88°N 81.31°W |
| Built | approx. 4,000 B.C. – 2,000 B.C. |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001219[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1997 |
Notes edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Wheeler, et al.: 132, 142-43
- ^ Everglades Agricultural Area, Storage Reservoirs Project Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - pdf file
References edit
- Wheeler, Ryan J.; Newman, Christine L.; McGee, Ray M. (2000). "A New Look at the Mount Taylor and Bluffton Sites, Volusia County, with an Outline of the Mount Taylor Culture". The Florida Anthropologist. 53 (2–3): 132–157. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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