Remains Likely Belonging To Some Of North America’s First Colonists Found In Florida
- 7 years ago
An archaeologist working in St. Augustine, Florida recently discovered remains likely belonging to some of the North America’s first colonists.
An archaeologist working in St. Augustine, Florida recently discovered remains likely belonging to some of the North America’s first colonists, reports WTLV.
Dating back to the end of the 16th century, two of the skeletons have been identified as a young man and woman of African and European descent, respectively.
Bones believed to be those of young children were also found.
The burial site was discovered through happenstance.
A wine shop was undergoing floor repairs due to flood damage sustained during Hurricane Matthew.
The job left the ground below accessible, so the building owner invited city archaeologist Carl Halbirt to do some searching.
Not only did the excavation yield the significant remains discoveries, it reinforced Halbirt’s belief that the shop and other nearby structures were sitting on ground once occupied by a Catholic Church built by Spain in the late 1500s.
Back then, it was customary to bury the dead beneath the church floor.
An archaeologist working in St. Augustine, Florida recently discovered remains likely belonging to some of the North America’s first colonists, reports WTLV.
Dating back to the end of the 16th century, two of the skeletons have been identified as a young man and woman of African and European descent, respectively.
Bones believed to be those of young children were also found.
The burial site was discovered through happenstance.
A wine shop was undergoing floor repairs due to flood damage sustained during Hurricane Matthew.
The job left the ground below accessible, so the building owner invited city archaeologist Carl Halbirt to do some searching.
Not only did the excavation yield the significant remains discoveries, it reinforced Halbirt’s belief that the shop and other nearby structures were sitting on ground once occupied by a Catholic Church built by Spain in the late 1500s.
Back then, it was customary to bury the dead beneath the church floor.