by Jerald T. Milanich

"An exceptional book for popular consumption. . . . It is a wonderful synthesis, and will be avidly read by both professional archaeologists and the general public."--Marvin T. Smith, Valdosta State University


Florida's Indians tells the story of the native societies that have lived in Florida for twelve millennia, from the early hunters at the end of the Ice Age to the modern Seminole, Miccosukee, and Creeks.

When the first Indians arrived in what is now Florida, they wrested their livelihood from a land far different from the modern countryside, one that was cooler, drier, and almost twice the size. Thousands of years later European explorers encountered literally hundreds of different Indian groups living in every part of the state. (Today every Florida county contains an Indian archaeological site.) The arrival of colonists brought the native peoples a new world and great changes took place--by the mid-1700s, through warfare, slave raids, and especially epidemics, the population was almost annihilated. Other Indians soon moved into the state, including Creeks from Georgia and Alabama, who were the ancestors of the modern Seminole and Miccosukee Indians.


Written for a general audience, this book is lavishly illustrated with full-color drawings and photographs. It skillfully integrates the latest archaeological and historical information about the Sunshine State's Native Americans, connecting the past and present with modern place-names, and it gives a proud voice to Florida’s rich Indian heritage.


Jerald T. Milanich, curator in archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville.

Don't miss his new book,
Famous Florida Sites: Mt. Royal and Crystal River (UPF, 1999)

The Milanich Reference Source:

Archaeology of Northern Florida, A.D. 200-900: The McKeithen Weeden Island Culture (UPF, 1997)
with Ann S. Cordell, Vernon J. Knight, Jr., Timothy A. Kohler, Brenda J. Sigler-Lavelle

Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe (UPF, 1995)

Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida (UPF, 1994)

Tacachale: Essays on the Indians of Florida and Southeastern Georgia during the Historic Period, edited by Jerald T. Milanich and Samuel Proctor (first paperback edition, UPF 1994)

Hernando de Soto and the Indians of Florida, with Charles Hudson (UPF, 1993)

First Encounters: Spanish Explorations in the Caribbean and the United States, 1492-1570, edited with Susan Milbrath (UPF, 1989)

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