Hiking to an Ancient Pond Midden and River Mound

On this hike, we visited an ancient pond midden tucked away deep in the woods. This site is similar in appearance to the Windover Pond site in Brevard County Fla. The Windover site is an ancient burial site where the Natives interred the dead in a pond. The perfect PH balance preserved the remains for thousands of years. DNA samples were taken from those remains. This site likely is just a shell midden. After visiting this location, we ventured over to the St. John's River and observed a shell mound at the water's edge. There were multiple heaps of muscle and aquatic snail shells. This is a fascinating place and the rain amplified the experience. One can only visualize how this subtropical terrain and waterway teaming with life enabled the Natives to survive the four seasons and difficult Florida weather for centuries.