 | This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (December 2013) |
William R. Royal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Robert Royal[1] |
| Born | March 16, 1905 Bay City, Michigan |
| Died | May 8, 1997 (aged 92) |
| Ashes interred | 27°3′32″N 82°15′39″W / 27.05889°N 82.26083°W |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Air Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley E. Royal |
| Other work | Underwater diver and amateur archeologist |
Lt. Col. William Robert Royal (March 16, 1905 – May 8, 1997)[2] was an American scuba diver in the United States Air Force and amateur archeologist. In the late 1950s, he and other scuba divers found artifacts and human bones from at least seven individuals in Warm Mineral Springs. A partially burned log found in association with some of the human bones was radiocarbon dated to about 10,000 years ago. If the bones were the same age as the log, then the bones were the oldest known evidence of human occupation in Florida at the time.[3][4]
- ^ Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
- ^ Luer, George M. (March 1998). "William R. Royal". The Florida Anthropologist. 51 (1). Florida Anthropological Society: 47–48. ISSN 0015-3893. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ Burgess, Robert F. (1999). "Dive into the Past (Part I)". The Cave Divers. Locust Valley, New York: Aqua Quest Publications. pp. 167–182. ISBN 1-881652-11-4. LCCN 96-39661.
- ^ Royal, William; Clark, Eugenie (October 1960). "Natural Preservation of Human Brain, Warm Mineral Springs, Florida". American Antiquity. 26 (2). Society for American Archaeology: 285–287. doi:10.2307/276213. JSTOR 276213. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search