The recovery of large quantities of olive jar throughout the Spanish village indicates that many Iberian staples such as olive, olive oil, and wine were regularly imported by San Luis residents. And zooarchaeological analysis indicates that Spaniards living here consumed a greater proportion of European domesticates, particularly cows and pigs, than at other Florida sites. 10 - Seventeenth century Spaniards had very different ideas about hygiene and sanitation than we do today. They surely took advantage of the seep springs to bathe and wash clothing, and used the great outdoors as their bathroom. In many respects, dispersed communities like San Luis would have been more sanitary than major Spanish cities where human waste was regularly dumped directly into the street.
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