Discovery Of Oldest Northern North American Human Remains Provides New Insights Into Ice-Age Culture

Discovery Of Oldest Northern North American Human Remains Provides New Insights Into Ice-Age Culture
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:06:00 -0600

Newly excavated remains found at the Xaasaa Na' archaeological site near the Tanana River in central Alaska may belong to one of the earliest inhabitants of North America.

The remains of an individual, estimated to be about three-years old at the time of death, may provide rare insights into the burial practices of Ice Age peoples, while shedding new light on their daily lives, according to a paper published Feb. 25 in the journal Science.

Researchers, who named the ...

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