Florida Drought Uncovers Ancient Canoes
10 Jan
We enjoyed THIS story about low water levels in Florida’s Lake Trafford, near Naples, which uncovered some ancient dugout canoes.
While radiocarbon tests to determine the exact age of the boats are on-going, educated speculation suggests they are at least a thousand years old.
In 2000, Kevin Lollar’s story reports, drought caused lower water levels in Newnan’s Lake near Gainesville to reveal 87 canoes, some of which were 5,000 years old.
The oldest canoe found in Florida has been dated to 6,000 years ago.
