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and warfare through the 17th century. They disappear from the historical record by the start of the 18th century; surviving
Saturiwa likely merged with other Timucua and lost their independent identity.
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when it explored the area in 1562, though the French did not record any name for them at that time. Two years later, the
Saturiwa again met the French when they returned to the area to found
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Saturiwa provided a palm-thatched roof for the barn. Saturiwa intended for this pact of friendship to compel Laudonnière to aid him against his enemies, the
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for thousands of years; there is evidence of pottery dating to 2500 BC. Like other Mocama, the
Saturiwa participated in the Savannah archaeological culture, and also the
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was the sovereign over thirty other village chiefs, ten of whom were his "brothers". The villages of
Saturiwa's alliance were concentrated around the mouth of the
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