Skeletal Remains May Be 11,000 Years Old (Lake Jackson, Texas)

Houston Chronicle ^ | 8-9-2002 | Terry Kliewer

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The oldest dated skeleton ever found in the Americas (Brazil) is Luzia, at 10,500 year old.

[Junior]

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". Stafford said that, while his own radiocarbon testing was inconclusive, other signs, such as the soil in which the bones were found, point to the remains being at least 11,000 years old."
I never read anywhere that Helen Thomas drowned...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If it's a Caucasian skeleton that means the In'juns exterminated us first.

[Robe]

4ft tall, Reminds me of and old date in highschool,She was so short that every time she farted she blew sand in her shoes !!!(:^)

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They better hurry up with their examination. Local Indians will claim the bones for re-burial.

[RightWhale]

Skeletal remains are notorious for not remaining long. For example, yesterday next to the dog's house there was a fresh skeleton, whether bird or squirrel was hard to tell, the skeleton being incomplete. Today when the dog was let back outside [dog comes in at night], the skeleton was gone. Didn't last 10,000 years. Didn't last 12 hours.

In the article, if the human skeleton's prior owner expired in the open, it would be remarkable that anything remained. If the skeleton were buried, either by a natural process or by acquaintances, then the odds would have been less remarkable but still not assured.

[rond]

They better hurry up with their examination. Local Indians will claim the bones for re-burial.

You got that right. Hey Eric: Do you hail from the Missouri Ozarks? If so, following any of the dig news from Big Eddy in Cedar County?

[Tancred]

He cautioned that federal regulations about the handling of Native American remains and artifacts will first have to be considered.

Isn't there some sort of statute of limitations for archaeology? Let's have a little common sense: these remains are over ten thousand years old, not a few hundred (at which point it would be reasonable to discuss the matter with any existing relevant tribes).

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"If it's a Caucasian skeleton that means the In'juns exterminated us first."

There are no American Indian/Native American skeletons ever found in North america that are older than 6,000 years old. All the older human skeletons (North America) have been the Ainu/Joman (Kennewick/Spirit Cave man and Buhl Woman) variety.

Dog Gone, do you know how to 'ping' the Texas folks to this thread? (If so, please do)

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[BrooklynGOP]

If it's a Caucasian skeleton that means the In'juns exterminated us first.

I want reparations.

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Luzia, died in Brazil 10,500 years ago at the age of 24.

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Oldest Mummy In North America (Spirit Cave Man)

[strela]

If it's a Caucasian skeleton that means the In'juns exterminated us first.

What you mean "us," white eye? ;)

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Spirit Cave Man, died in Nevada 9,400 years ago at the age of 45.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

There have been several stories on the Big Eddy dig. So far, just pottery shards and arrowheads. The Electric Coop's monthly paper had a piece a month or so ago. I don't think they were Norwegians.

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Kennewick Man, died in Washington state, 9,300 years ago in his early 40's.

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Unearthing The Mysteries Of Man (The Big Eddy site offers archaeologists a glimpse at 10,000 years of prehistoric man)

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The Big Eddy Dig (14,000 years old?)