The Corsiglia Collection
This collection was found about 0.70 miles southwest of this museum along the then dirt roads from 1960 thru 1963 by local resident Robin Corsiglia. He has loaned them to the museum for all to see & enjoy. These artifacts were found on the surface of the dirt roads after the roads were graded and then aftera hard rain. The approximate location of most of these artifacts is shown on the satellite view map. Mr. Corsiglia helped rebuild this museum back in 2011 and has helped find many of the artifacts displayed throughout this museum.
Item # Pottery Type:
115-123 Sand Tempered Ceramics
124-125 Grit Tempered Ceramics
126-132 St Johns Ceramics
133-135 Deptford Ceramics
136 Limstone Tempered Ceramics
137-144 Aluacha Ceramics
145-148 Weeden Island Ceramics
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My brother also collected the same artifacts in the same areas and from other places around Ocala and Marion County. Some of his collection is shown below, but not displayed in the Museum or individually identified by type or age.
Period Date /Time Period
Paleo Indian 13,000 – 10,000 Years Before Present
1- 2 Suwannee Bases
Early Archaic 10,000 – 7,500 Years Before Present
3 – 4 Arredondo
5 Edgefield Scrapper
Middle Archic 7,500 – 4,500 Years Before Present
6 Alachua
7 - 11 Marion
12 – 16 Newnan
17 – 18 Putnam
Late Archaic 4,500 – 2,500 Years Before Present
19 – 20 Culbreath
21 Lafayette
22 – 27 Levy
28 – 29 Putnam
St Johns I 3,000 B.P. to 750 A.D
30 Hernando
St Johns II 750 A.D. to 1,539 A. D
31 – 32 Columbia
Preforms All Periods
33 –42 Preform Blanks
Scrapers All Periods
43 Tool Point – Reworked as a Knife
44 - 45 Blade – Scrapper Reworked
46 Point Serrated UID
47 – 48 Blades
49 Blade
50 – 52 Scrapers
53 Scraper Plane
54 Knife
55 Smooth Stone Exotic Celt
General Archaic 10,000 – 4,500 Years Before Present
56 - 72 Archaic Stem Points Date to any Period
St Johns II 750 A.D. to 1,539 A.D
73 - 108 Pinellas Points
Sharks Teeth
109 - 114 Sharks Teeth
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Robin Corsiglia back in about 1961 during the time he found his collection.
Robin 50 years later after retiring started volunteering digging with an Archaeologist:
Send me a note about your artifact finds in Marion County!!!
We would like to see your collection to learn more about our history. We would also like your artifact donation or loan to the museum for all to see.
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Email for Museum Questions: mcmuseumha2@gmail.com
Webmaster: Robin Corsiglia 352-236-2635 steameng1@cox.net