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Life Finds A Way Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/21/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Excavated four times between 1959 and the early 2000s, the Margate-Blount site has yielded a wealth of artifacts associated with the early inhabitants of southern Florida. The site itself began as a tree-island or hammock that served as temporary stopping point for native American hunters and traders about 3,000 years ago. Over time it evolved into a permanent settlement which lasted from approximately A.D. 750 through 1500 when it was apparently abandoned. The site was re-discovered around 1940 by Bruce Blount who founded the city of Parkland. In 1959 archaeologist Wilma B. Williams brought together a number of local volunteers to begin the first scientific excavation of Margate-Blount. This group would later become the founding core of the Broward County Archaeological Society. 

This place was also home to a fire station about 8 or 9 years ago, so lots of history here. 

This place has always seemed underappreciated and crazy cool to me. The fact that I live on the land where wooly mammoths roamed and where native americans had a village is awesome. There's a plaque with information next to the cords, and a more general description on the side of the road on the south side of the excavation. 

Should be pretty easy to find, you might need a stick or a long object to remove it from it's hiding spot. Plenty of sticks next to it though. Happy Hunting!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf fbyne cnary frrzf bhg bs cynpr urer, znlor lbh fubhyq vairfgvtngr vg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)