Drought Uncovers Artifacts in Fla. Lake
Drought Bares Florida Lake Bottom and Reveals Human Remains, Ships and Other Artifacts
By MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press Writer
MIAMI Jun 4, 2007 (AP)
A drought that has bared parts of the bed of Florida's largest lake has exposed human bone fragments, pottery and even boats -- and archaeologists are trying to evaluate the artifacts before water levels rise again.
Archaeologists said there have been no large-scale digs in Lake Okeechobee; most of the finds have been easily spotted along the surface, some by passers-by who called in what they found.