Tequesta Indian Village Artifacts Uncovered

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DOWNTOWN MIAMI -- Archeologists picked through dirt Friday, uncovering pieces of knives, jewelry, architectural elements, and animal remains from a 1,000-year-old Tequesta Indian village that once stood at the mouth of the Miami River.

City law dictates that such an excavation must be completed before a new movie theater project called Met Square is built at the site in downtown Miami, reports CBS Miami.

In 1998, archeologist Bob Carr discovered what is now called the Miami Circle, the primary village of the Tequesta, one of the first Native North American groups encountered by Juan Ponce de León in 1513, according to HistoryMiami. Carr told the Miami Herald that he now believes the Tequesta settlement encompassed both banks of the Miami River and continued west towards Miami Avenue and as far north as Flagler Street. [Huffpost Miami]