Dugout canoe resurrected from lake
Vessel will be preserved and returned to Ocalahttp://www.ocala.com/article/20130919/ARTICLES/130919623?tc=cr"Many of the canoes found in Florida turn out to be made of pine, rather than cypress," Byrd said. "It's really hard to tell if they are prehistoric or historic. We used to think that the more refined canoes came later, but that is not always the case. People have been living in this area for thousands of years, so that is why we are doing carbon dating."
It will take several months before the results are known.
Koen also found a shard of pottery near the canoe, which is thought to be up to 2,000 years old. Marion County has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years.
You would think as much as Florida has been developed that there wouldn't be anything left to discover. But then you get stories like this one.
And, I am proud to say two of my brothers were there to help pull the canoe out of the lake. They were thrilled to be a little part of history.
