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Oldest American Skull Found in Mexico

Posted by michael on from the nice-teeth dept.

MaximumBob writes "While digging a well near the Mexico City airport, crews found this skull, believed to be the oldest human skull ever found in the Americas. What's especially exciting is that since it was found outside the United States, it's not subject to U.S. laws which allow local tribes to rebury remains and keep them from being studied. The skull will be studied by scientists and may shed new light on alternatives to the "land bridge" hypothesis of American settlement."

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  1. Oldest American Skull Found... by tps12 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...in the head of Strom Thurmond.

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