A Late Woodland/Mississippian-era archaeological culture of north-central Florida (roughly present-day Alachua County, northern Marion County, and western Putnam County), characterized by increasing reliance on maize agriculture alongside continued hunting and gathering.
By the time of European contact (1539) the territory was occupied by the Potano, a Timucua-speaking people; the region later saw depopulation and repopulation with Apalachee-influenced pottery styles.
The reference archaeology of Florida, covering the north-central Alachua tradition.