Fish Surplus Likely Underwrote Large Construction Projects (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Fish Surplus Likely Underwrote Large Construction Projects

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The fish surplus stored in watercourts likely enabled the Calusa to complete large-scale construction projects. The largest watercourt was built during a key construction phase of the king's manor on Mound Key. The Spanish recorded the manor as capable of holding 2,000 people.

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