▁tomb s ▁or ▁remains } ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁as ▁an ▁int act ▁bur ial ▁m ound ▁in ▁eastern ▁Florida . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁city ▁park ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁that ▁the ▁m ound ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁wanted ▁the ▁m ound ▁removed . ▁Cont ro vers y ▁sur fac ed ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁the ▁property ▁owner ▁attempted ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁house . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁public ▁out rage , ▁the ▁community ’ s ▁and ▁Vol us ia ▁Anth rop ological ▁Society ' s ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁monument , ▁the ▁Or mond ▁M ound ▁and ▁surrounding ▁area ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁city . ▁Government ▁officials ▁h ired ▁arch ae olog ists ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁validate ▁who ▁built ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁for ▁what ▁purpose . ▁The ▁arch ae olog ists ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁m ound ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁Tim uc uan ▁Indians , ▁also ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁people . ▁The ▁Tim uc uan ▁were ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁European ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁estimated ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁individual ▁bur ial s ▁are ▁in ▁Or mond ▁M ound , ▁based ▁on ▁salv age ▁exc av ations ▁that ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁As ▁more ▁bodies ▁were ▁depos ited ▁into