These remains are believed to be from the formal fort complex constructed between 1695 and 1703. There is, however, a different description by Fuentes who described the blockhouse as having walls of mud that were sheathed with boards about three fingers thick. Pine sapling fragments about two inches in diameter, and daub with wattle impressions of similar size, were recovered from the fort and suggest that the blockhouse was a wattle and daub building constructed with saplings as indicated by Fuentes. 9 - Our limited excavations in the blockhouse have revealed that the building contained a number of internal partitions, however, to date we haven't been able to determine the function of various rooms based on artifact distributions. Apalachee men were trained in the use of European weapons, they served as sentries at San Luis, some held military titles, and they always constituted most, if not all, of the Spanish-instigated strike forces.
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