Tlx To 1 1 cis bueii discovered in Florida a crushed human skull associated with stone arriwheads ami the remains ol the inuniiuotli and' the mastodon. Above the stratum containing these relies have been found pottery and an accumulation of shells, while in the sands beneath occur teeth of horses, camels, and the sabre-tooth tiger. The discovery is of importance because a wide difference oi opinion has been expressed whether prehistoric man over existed in America. As long ago as 18-16 the famous geologist. Sir Crarles Lycll visited Nachtez. on the left bank of the Sir Charles examined the site where a human hone was said to have been found. 30ft deep from the surface, with bones of the mastodon near by. The recent discovery seems to support the reality of .that made in Nachtez.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 3333, 9 August 1926, Page 8
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