Florida's Windover Bog Bodies are roughly 8,000-years-old
Florida's Windover Bog Bodies are roughly 8,000-years-old
, consisting of 168 ancient individuals that were found buried at the bottom of the Windover pond. The peat at the lowest depths of the pond preserved the bodies so well that brain tissue has been able to be extracted from many of the skulls. DNA from the brain tissue has also been able to be sequenced, making Windover one of the most important archaeological sites from the Archaic period to ever be excavated.
, consisting of 168 ancient individuals that were found buried at the bottom of the Windover pond. The peat at the lowest depths of the pond preserved the bodies so well that brain tissue has been able to be extracted from many of the skulls. DNA from the brain tissue has also been able to be sequenced, making Windover one of the most important archaeological sites from the Archaic period to ever be excavated.
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