What was the Miami Circle?	September 28, 1999

Angry outcry greeted our September/October article "Much Ado About a Circle," in which University of Florida archaeologist Jerald Milanich suggests the Miami Circle may be a septic-tank drainage system. Check out the evidence on both sides for yourself.

View of the Circle's northwest quadrant (John Ricisak/Miami-Dade Historic Preservation Division)

Latest Update Much Ado About a Circle The article that began the controversy Letters to the Editor Responses to ARCHAEOLOGY's article Prehistoric Miami ARCHAEOLOGY's first report of the discovery Experts Visit the Circle Hear from archaeologists, an architect, and a plumber and septic tank contractor who think this is the real deal. Miami Circle $2 Million Short As Miami struggles to come up with money, a second round of excavation draws to a close. Bulletin Board Read the debate.

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