Weeden Island Culture

Weeden Island Culture

The Weeden Island Cultures are a group of related archaeological cultures that existed during the Late Woodland period of the North American Southeast. The name for this group of cultures was derived from the Weedon Island site (despite the dissimilar spellings) in Old Tampa Bay in Pinellas County.

Read more about Weeden Island Culture:  History, Geographic and Temporal Variants

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