26 May 2004

YAMASEE CEMETERY TO BE SAVED!



This is a very exciting development in what looked to be a tragic situation.
--ryan
News4Jax.com - News - St. Augustine Seeks Preservation For Mission Burial Site


POSTED: 4:53 PM EDT May 19, 2004
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- After uncovering an unmarked, 18th-century burial site during a routine excavation, local officials are now seeking a way to preserve the privately owned property.

City archaeologist Carl Halbirt made the discovery in February during a dig at the site of a new development in St. Augustine, located at the center of a residential area on Tremerton Street.

The burial site has been identified as belonging to the 18th century Native American mission settlement known as Nuestra Senora de Roasario de la Punta. In a news release from the city, the site was described as possibly "one of the most significant and sensitive finds in modern times."

Though historians knew the general location of the La Punta community, the mission church's exact location was previously unknown.

The state's chief archeologist, Dr. David Dickel, was notified of the site and has assisted in maintaining the strict protocols required. After consulting with Florida's Department of Historic Resources, it was determined that the site must be preserved.

City staff has met with owner Michael Johnigean, of Empire Development Group, about the possibility of securing ownership of the site for the public to ensure its preservation.

Purchasing the property outright may be prohibitive because of its value, but the city may exchange the site for another piece of property it currently owns. This option would require City Commission approval.

Such an exchange would make it possible for the city to reinter any remains already uncovered, cease further excavation, and restore the site as a park with markers identifying its significance.

Most remains already excavated have been identified as Native American, though non-Native American populations are also represented.

La Punta was one of several Native American mission communities that circled the colonial, walled city of St. Augustine in the 18th century. They were home to the displaced and dwindling indigenous population and were an integral part of the city's defenses.

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