Calusa Shell Mound Trail Scavenger Hunt J.N. "DING" DARLING NWR The Calusa nation relied on their South Florida surroundings to succeed. They often made tools out of shells, like hammers, drills, net weights, sinkers, and food vessels. Shell mounds were originally thought to just be garbage left behind. How did the Calusa use shell mounds to shape their environment? How big were their largest canoes? _______ Florida Florida Spread of Calusa influence Spread of Calusa influence What was the Calusa language called? __________ The Calusa People Do you think the Calusa relied more on fishing or farming? ______________ The Calusa and the Environment _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Calusa For protecting from weather and high tides during storms. They also used them for worship, rituals and burring their deceased. Fishing Could hold up to 50 people
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Calusa Shell Mound TrailScavenger Hunt
J . N . " D I N G " D A R L I N G N W R
The Calusa nation relied on their South Floridasurroundings to succeed. They often made tools out of shells, like hammers, drills, net weights, sinkers,and food vessels.Shell mounds were originally thought to just be garbage left behind.How did the Calusa use shell mounds to shape their environment?
How big were their largest canoes? _______
FloridaFlorida
Spread ofCalusa influence
Spread ofCalusa influence
What was the Calusa language called? __________
The Calusa People
Do you think the Calusa relied more on fishing or farming?
______________
The Calusa andthe Environment
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Calusa
For protecting from weather and high tides during storms. They
also used them for worship, rituals and burring their deceased.
Fishing
Could hold up to 50 people
Why do you think it'simportant to preservesites like this?
What were some reasons why the Calusapeople were driven from South Florida?
After Spanish Arrival
_________ _________ _________
Thinking Question:
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Circle the places the remaining Calusapeople fled to in the 18th century:
Cuba Seminole TribesLakota TerritoryGeorgia
Images from Florida Museum and Merald Clark
Eventually, many shell mounds were destroyed andused to build roads.
diseasethe last
king diedEuropeanstook over
It is important to preserve places like this because it gives us
information on our history. It tells us about the people who
were here before us and how they lived.
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