Ancient Origins<p>On Florida’s Mound Key, the Calusa people harvested deadly burrfish—fish too toxic to eat. Why? New research hints at ritual, toolmaking, or medicine—but the true reason remains unsolved.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CalusaMystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalusaMystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientFlorida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ToxicFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicFish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NativeHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Burrfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burrfish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArchaeologyFinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchaeologyFinds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DidYouKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DidYouKnow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoryFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryFacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DocumentaryShort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DocumentaryShort</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeirdHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdHistory</span></a><br>Read More: <a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology-ancient-places-americas/calusa-burrfish-0021800" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ancient-origins.net/news-histo</span><span class="invisible">ry-archaeology-ancient-places-americas/calusa-burrfish-0021800</span></a></p>