Remains lay undisturbed for 2 millennia
She lived at a time when South Florida looked like the African savanna, when her fellow Tequesta Indians hunted, fished and gathered fruit to survive. About 2,000 years later, in 2013, utility crews digging a trench for a water line along Pine Island Road in Davie unearthed her remains. It would prove to be a major find, one of the bestpreserved ancient human skeletons ever found in this region. Archaeologists commonly discover ancient Indian tools, bone fragments and even whole settlements in the course of investigating development sites. But only a handful of skeletons have been found, and usually they aren’t whole. After her remains were studied by authorities, they were turned over to the Seminole and Miccosukee Indians, who held a ceremony for her in a secret location.