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By Jamie Cox, December 2, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Windover Archaeological Site Marker | | |
Inscription. Discovered by accident in 1982, the Windover site is a burial place of Early Native Americans who inhabited this region 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. The burials were placed underwater in the peat of the shallow pond. This peat helped to preserve normally perishable artifacts and human tissues. The site contains the largest skeletal sample in the New World and the oldest bottle gourd found north of Mexico - two features that add to its significance. It also includes the largest and most complex sample of early textiles in the New World, a pollen record from the end of the Pleistocene to Recent Eras and recovery of some of the oldest DNA from brain tissue and bone. The remarkable state of preservation has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct some of the earliest New World diets based on contents from their stomachs and on scientific analysis. The site has produced the largest and most complex textile collection ever recovered from an Early Archaic period site. It also yielded a remarkable organic artifact inventory including wood and fibers. Archaeologists from Florida State University were among those who explored the Windover site.
Erected 2002 by the Brevard County Historical Commission and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-486.)
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By Jamie Cox, December 2, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Windover Farms Subdivision Sign | | The Windover Archaelogical site is named for the Windover Farms subdivision which was being built when the site was discovered. | | |
28° 32.958′ N, 80° 50.755′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. Marker is at the intersection of Windover Way and Windover Trail on Windover Way. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Titusville FL 32780, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Addison/Ellis Canal (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Pritchard House (approx. 4.8 miles away); SATAN Tracking Antenna (approx. 10.1 miles away); Fort Christmas (approx. 10.7 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is near the larger Windover Farms subdivision sign.
Additional keywords. archaeology dig
Credits. This page originally submitted on December 2, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 663 times since then. Last updated on October 15, 2012, by Ray King of Jacksonville, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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