Drought Bares Okeechobee's Bottom, Reveals Old Finds

[eleny]

I've been saving this article from earlier in the month to post when this group got going. It dovetails with our interests here in DU.

June 6, 2007
MIAMI -- A statewide drought that has bared portions of Lake Okeechobee's bottom has also been a boon to archaeologists.

Scientists have found exposed human remains, boats and other things that could date to pre-Columbian times.

Thousands of pieces of pottery, five boats and scores of human bone fragments have been discovered at the lake - the second-largest freshwater lake in the continental U.S. Okeechobee had reached a historically low level recently. It is the first time in years some areas have been exposed.

The state has alerted the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes of the bones, but no decision has been made on their fate. No studies have been done on the human remains, but experts say they likely were 500 to 1,000 years old, or possibly older.

http://www.wpbf.com/news/13439979/detail.html

[Coexist]

1. Wow!

Very cool!

[eleny]

2. Here's a silly twist

Before I posted the link, I Googled "Okeechobee" and "archeology" to see if there was any new information. A thread on this topic showed up at Free Republic.

[Coexist]

3. was it used to disprove evolution?!

[eleny]

4. There were a few snarky remarks

One about how that was evidence that the native peoples were trashed because they didn't respect the land. I didn't stay to read a lot but got the feeling that some were genuinely interested.