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SWFAS was founded in 1980 to provide a meeting place for people interested in the southwest Florida areas archaeology history and cultural past. 2025 SWFAS SPEAKERS MARCH 19 2025 700 PM EST at IMAGINARIUM MUSEUM see on mapA WINDOW TO THE PAST4500 YEARS OF HISTORY AT MOUNT ELIZABETHPresented by Theresa Schober and John Furey Mount Elizabeth is a large 31foottall shell mound bordering the Indian River estuary in Martin County Florida. Extensive excavations at the site in 2008 and 2009 were funded in part with a state grant to determine if a viewing window into the mound was viable as part of the rehabilitation of the over 14000 square foot Mediterranean Revival mansion built on top of the site in 1938. The companion restoration project provided an opportunity to sample all 16feet of archaeological layers in the mound including excavation under the mansion itself.