Where is all that Gold and Silver?

[Red_desert]

Trend of artist to research and depict the Ais in paintings. Skin color varies in paintings, from very dark to almost white European. Ais artifacts though have been studied for more accurate depictions.

Ais Indian Paintings

Florida treasure coast, had a Native American tribe living along it, known as the Ais Indians. You can find them on the Internet. "...they are rich only by the sea, from the many vessels that have been lost well laden with these metals ( gold & silver)..." (Escalante de Fontanedo, 1565) Ais &...

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[ivan salis]

from what i understand many east coast tribes paid tribute to the west coast cannibalisic tribe to keep them off their backs so there might be treasure stashed in their old tribal camps --indains often buried their loot so if tghey were attacked they just fled the camps and returned later on with only a few knowing the exact burial spot

 

[ARC]

from what i understand many east coast tribes paid tribute to the west coast cannibalisic tribe to keep them off their backs so there might be treasure stashed in their old tribal camps --indains often buried their loot so if tghey were attacked they just fled the camps and returned later on with only a few knowing the exact burial spot

? Cannibals ?... heh this is and has been an accusation.. there is no evidence of this...

Other types of stuff yes...... In the memoirs of Hernando makes no mention of such... who lived WITH the Calusa... who were the dominant tribe of Florida.

 

[Red_desert]

from what i understand many east coast tribes paid tribute to the west coast cannibalisic tribe to keep them off their backs so there might be treasure stashed in their old tribal camps --indains often buried their loot so if tghey were attacked they just fled the camps and returned later on with only a few knowing the exact burial spot

? Cannibals ?... heh this is and has been an accusation.. there is no evidence of this...

Other types of stuff yes...... In the memoirs of Hernando makes no mention of such... who lived WITH the Calusa... who were the dominant tribe of Florida.

Never heard cannibalistic for here... New Zealand yes, probably a few other places also.

 

[Red_desert]

It's like the Turquoise Trail in New Mexico. Turquoise in the hills near ghost town Los Cerrillos was better. Indians mined it there, then traded all the way to the Aztec.