2,400 Year Old Human Bones

A woman digging in her back yard found what looked like part of a human jaw and skull so she called the sheriff. The sheriff told her that they looked to of been there for about 75 years, but little did he know that radiocarbon dating tests would come to the conclusion that those bones are about 2,400 years old. The bones can be dated back to the time period of 200-440 B.C. Anthropologists have continued to find more pieces of the jaw, skull, arm, leg, foot, and back bones. The bones most likely belonged to two adults, one of them being female. Investigators believe the bones most likely were brought into the Keys years ago in fill dirt from an unknown location elsewhere in Florida. No artifacts were found with the bones. The bones are now with the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, where they will be further examined.

Holewa, Lisa. "Human Bones Found in Florida Yard Date Back 2,400 Years." Top News & Analysis, US, World, Sports, Celebrity & Weird News. 05 Mar. 2011. Web. 06 Mar. 2011. .