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secondary content  Latino Daily News  Wednesday May 16, 2012
Ancient Mystery:  How Did Inca Bones from 1200 AD End up in
Winter Garden, Florida?   Photo: Inca Bones Found in Florida
Pool  Click Here to Enlarge Photo  Researchers are amazed and
puzzled by two ancient Peruvian skulls found in a Florida
backyard last January.  The two skulls, dating back from
possibly the year 1200 to 1400, AD are believed to have
originated in Peru or another South American country and somehow
ended up in the town of Winter Garden, Florida.   Medical
examiner Jan Garavaglia studied the skulls and was able to
determine that one was of a young child possibly aged 10 or 11
and the other an older man.  She originally alerted officials
after finding human tissue still on the bone; however later
found that this tissue had been mummified.  After closer
examination, Garavaglia determined that the bones were from Peru
after observing an “Inca bone,” on the skulls.  This bone is a