Human bone fragment, hundreds of years old, found on Ormond Beach

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – A person stumbled upon a piece of history Monday when they found a human bone now determined to be hundreds of years old, according to the Volusia County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The piece of bone, found in Ormond Beach, is the top part of a human cranium or skull, Volusia Beach Safety Senior Cpt. Andrew Ethridge said.

The medical examiner’s office determined that the skull is estimated to be hundreds of years old and that it is not part of any open investigation because of its age.

The bone fragment was sent to the Anthropology department at the University of Florida to be studied and carbon dated.

Anyone who finds potential human remains should not touch them and call 911, according to authorities.

The cranium is one of several bones found in the last three months in Volusia and Flagler Counties after Hurricane Matthew.