Perhaps the world renowned scientist Carl Sagan said it best concerning the scientific method:
“Remarkable Claims Require Remarkable Proof.”
The University of West Florida (UWF) made a “Remarkable Claim” in December of 2015 when they publicly announced that they had definitely found the 1559 Spanish Colony lead by Tristan de Luna
This article is intended as an overview of how to use topographic and groundwater conditions as a guide to predicting the location and outflow potential of springs in the Pensacola area. In short, high output springs require large upland areas that are needed to absorb the rainwater that eventually discharges as a spring. This data can also be used to define likely areas of historic camps and settlements. Humans and their animals were dependent upon available freshwater sources for their survival in historic settings.
In 2021 the University of West Alabama (UWA) publicly announced that:
We are now certain that we have the province of Mabila … While the exact site of the battle still hasn’t been located…it probably happened within a few miles of the territory … (Alabama Newscenter Nov. 14, 2021).