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    What are the oldest human remains found in the western hemisphere?

    Question #113055. Asked by unclerick. (Feb 23 10 12:51 AM)


    Trooper2196

    		Two skulls originally found in 1967 have been shown to be about 195,000 years old, making them the oldest modern human remains known to science.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4269299.stm

    Feb 23 10, 5:30 AM
    unclerick

    		Thank you for the reply but these skulls were found in Ethiopia. I'm asking about the western hemisphere.

    Feb 23 10, 9:19 AM
    looney_tunes

    		Laguna woman (discovered in 1933 at Laguna Beach, California) dates to about 17,000 years ago (15,000 BCE).

    http://www.light-headed.com/asite/laguna/laguna_history/laguna_woman_1.php

    Feb 23 10, 8:29 PM

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