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Skulls found in Florida backyard date back to Peru in 1200, archeologists say
Posted by Xeno on May 17, 2012
A pair of skulls dug up in a Florida backyard aren’t linked to an unsolved murder mystery after all — they’re ancient artifacts that could date back to as far as 1200.
When the skulls, belonging to a 10-year-old boy and an adult male, were discovered in January, investigators thought they might be dealing with a 1970s murder case, according to MyFoxOrlando.com. But archeologists say the bones show signs of being from Peru or South America, and are actually centuries-old, from between 1200 and 1400.
“The mystery is how they ended up there,” medical examiner Jan Garavaglia said, according to ABC News. “We don’t have any way of finding out.”
Garavaglia, host of “Dr. G: Medical Examiner” on the Discovery Channel, is working with archeologists from the University of Florida to learn more about the skulls’ history, according to MyFoxOrlando.com.
She says the skulls featured an “Inca bone,” linking them to the Incan culture of Peru, according to ABC News.
What’s not clear is how the skulls made it from South America to Winter Gardens, Fla. …
via Skulls found in Florida backyard date back to Peru in 1200, archeologists say – NY Daily News.
