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Tampa, Fla.—Giant Indians who roamed Florida swamps 500 years ago or more, living on shell foods which they cracked with their teeth, is a pic ture unfolded by archeologists who have delved into a burial ground on a gulf island near here. The skeletons were discovered on a small section of land where a lone fisherman has lived for years. Scien tists estimated the bones are at least 500 years old and are remains of a tribe known as the Caribs, natives of the West Indies. They are believed to have inhabited the state and ad jacent islands before the arrival of Spaniards In Florida. The skulls, larger than those of cur rent history, battered and crushed. In dicated tribal battles. The jaw and teeth are unusually large. Likewise are the bones. Indicating the Indians of past ages were veritable giants in comparison with those of today. Mounds similar to the one In which the bones were unearthed are common In the state. The bones have been sent to the Smithsonian Insttiution for further examination.
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Hedrick Journal
Hedrick, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 24, 1927
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