Island Dig
Junior Gabby Holley puts soil in a bin while talking with junior Jacob Cuyler during an excavation, and archaeological fields method class Wednesday, June 15, 2022 on Big Talbot Island, Jacksonville. The UNF archaeological team is excavating a location now supported by overwhelming evidence to be the native Mocama village of Sarabay. The group first found artifacts and building posts that confirmed their discovery in 2020. This summer, they identified four more building posts to add to the seven uncovered last year, indicating a large structure approximately 50-60 feet in diameter, possibly the community council house. Large amounts of Indigenous pottery dating to ca 1580-1620 have also been found. (Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union)