Hunted a private island in Florida for years that had Indian ceremonial circles & burial mounds. The owners recovered a large quantity of artifacts & had Miami University examine them which were never returned. The burial area seemed to have a mystical feeling about it & I could just imagine Native Americans bringing their dead chiefs there. One of the tribes wanted to remove the remains, but the owners are very religious & felt the area should remain undisturbed. They believed that ancient Native Americans must have had a reason to paddle dead chiefs to the island for burial & to conduct ceremonies. The tribe is allowed to conduct a private ceremony there each year. At one time the island was home to Black Bears, deer, turkey, bobcats, gators, armadillos, raccoons, eagles, hawks, & lots of snakes including monster rattlers. When the Spanish settled in Florida wild hogs took refuse on the island.
