Bones found at Lake Wimico from burial ground

Bones found along the waterline at Lake Wimico several weeks ago have been identified as coming from a documented Native American burial ground.

Researchers from the state Bureau of Archaeological Research traveled to the site at the end of last week, said Gulf County Sheriff Joe Nugent.

The researchers indicated the site near where the bones and other artifacts were found by a family on a weekend camping trip originated from a documented Native American burial site, as had been suggested by local amateur archaeologist Herman Jones.

Due to the site already being documented, no excavataion of the site was conducted, only a surface search, Nugent said.

More skeletal remains were recovered and are also believed to be Native American in origin. If the remains are identified as Native American they will be turned over to the appropriate Native American authorities.

The investigation is pending final determination of the archaeologists' findings, Nugent said.