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Oldest American Skull Found in Mexico

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. Conflicted by flikx · · Score: 0, Troll

    First off, this is not surprising, being that there is a lot of old crap in Mexico. What is surprising, however, is that they cite evidence of migration from a land bridge previously existing between Siberia -> Alaska. Everyone knows that humans have alway migrated out of Mexico, not in. I have seen this myself in the suburbs of San Diego. Furthermore, what's to say that this skull find isn't really a snitch killed by the mafia or somesuch??

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  2. Re:Enjoy it while it lasts, skull... by rworne · · Score: 1, Troll
    Hah, and I thought all those complaints of a Senate "death watch" were just political B.S.


    Like him or not, circling over him like vultures hoping for him to kick over and create another "upset" to win back the Senate majority is simply tasteless. It's political trolling.

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