Life and Death at Windover: Excavations of a 7,000-Year-Old Pond Cemetery

Author:   Rachel K Wentz
Publisher:   Florida Historical Society Press
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9781886104556


Pages:   145
Publication Date:   31 March 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Life and Death at Windover: Excavations of a 7,000-Year-Old Pond Cemetery


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In 1982, a backhoe operator working at what would become the new Windover Farms housing development in Titusville, Florida, uncovered a human skull. The bones of several other individuals soon emerged from the peat bog. It would be determined that the human remains uncovered at Windover were between 7,000 and 8,000 years old, making them 3,200 years older than King Tutankhamen and 2,000 years older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt. This was just the beginning of an archaeological adventure that continues today.

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Author:   Rachel K Wentz
Publisher:   Florida Historical Society Press
Imprint:   Florida Historical Society Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781886104556


ISBN 10:   1886104557
Pages:   145
Publication Date:   31 March 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Windover is truly a unique site that continues to astonish. Dr. Wentz does a wonderful job of telling the two stories of Windover. One is the story of the people who lived in the area and are buried in the pond. The other story introduces you to the amazing people and circumstances which made the excavation possible. From its discovery by a backhoe operator and a concerned and interested landowner to the crew who worked on the project, Wentz effectively captures the stories of a fascinating archaeological discovery. -- Glen Doran Florida State University, Lead Excavator at Windover


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