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Skulls in Florida Backyard Belong to Peru, Date Back to 1200
ABC
By COLLEEN CURRY
May 14, 2012
The discovery of two skulls in a Florida backyard sparked questions of intrigue and murder when they were found in January, but now investigators say the origin of the bones is even more mysterious than they thought.
The two skulls, of a 10-year-old boy and older man, date to 1200 to 1400, and show signs of being from Peru or South America, thousands of miles and a millennium from Winter Garden, Fla.
"The mystery is how they ended up there," medical examiner Jan Garavaglia said today. "We don't have any way of finding out."
The skulls were discovered in January when a plumber installing an in-ground pool came upon a piece of bone and reported it to the police.
The two skulls, of a 10-year-old boy and older man, date to 1200 to 1400, and show signs of being from Peru or South America, thousands of miles and a millennium from Winter Garden, Fla.
"The mystery is how they ended up there," medical examiner Jan Garavaglia said today. "We don't have any way of finding out."
The skulls were discovered in January when a plumber installing an in-ground pool came upon a piece of bone and reported it to the police.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/skulls-found-florida-backyard-peru-date-back-1200/story?id=16343897#.T7LeTVI7N8F
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I bet the homeowners were pretty freaked out for a while!
