The Americas’ Oldest Most Complete Human Skeleton | National Geographic

at the bottom of oil Negro which is a

at the bottom of oil Negro which is a large collapse chamber inside an

large collapse chamber inside an

large collapse chamber inside an underwater cave light bones of a girl 16

underwater cave light bones of a girl 16

underwater cave light bones of a girl 16 year old girl in a goth a–there we have

year old girl in a goth a–there we have

year old girl in a goth a–there we have determined that that girl is one of the

determined that that girl is one of the

determined that that girl is one of the earliest human skeletons in the Americas

earliest human skeletons in the Americas

earliest human skeletons in the Americas we’ve been able to determine using

we’ve been able to determine using

we’ve been able to determine using radiocarbon dating of tooth enamel and

radiocarbon dating of tooth enamel and

radiocarbon dating of tooth enamel and uranium thorium dating of calcium

uranium thorium dating of calcium

uranium thorium dating of calcium carbonate crystals that formed on the

carbonate crystals that formed on the

carbonate crystals that formed on the bone after the bone came to rest on the

bone after the bone came to rest on the

bone after the bone came to rest on the bottom of the cave that niya died

bottom of the cave that niya died

bottom of the cave that niya died between 12,000 and 13,000 years ago

between 12,000 and 13,000 years ago

between 12,000 and 13,000 years ago I own a grow it’s gonna tell us about

I own a grow it’s gonna tell us about

I own a grow it’s gonna tell us about the human life animal life and plant

the human life animal life and plant

the human life animal life and plant life of Ice Age Central America it’s a

life of Ice Age Central America it’s a

life of Ice Age Central America it’s a time capsule that is absolutely

time capsule that is absolutely

time capsule that is absolutely unequaled as we were swimming around all

unequaled as we were swimming around all

unequaled as we were swimming around all the sudden we start finding bones we go

the sudden we start finding bones we go

the sudden we start finding bones we go a little bit up and we look and then

a little bit up and we look and then

a little bit up and we look and then there’s this human skull he’s upside

there’s this human skull he’s upside

there’s this human skull he’s upside down and you know beautiful teeth kind

down and you know beautiful teeth kind

down and you know beautiful teeth kind of pointing up and you have the eye

of pointing up and you have the eye

of pointing up and you have the eye socket I mean this is we’re always like

socket I mean this is we’re always like

socket I mean this is we’re always like okay this is the discovery of of our

okay this is the discovery of of our

okay this is the discovery of of our lives time it’s not gonna get any better

lives time it’s not gonna get any better

lives time it’s not gonna get any better than this oil may grow and it’s bottom

than this oil may grow and it’s bottom

than this oil may grow and it’s bottom is over 60 meters in diameter it’s the

is over 60 meters in diameter it’s the

is over 60 meters in diameter it’s the size of an American football field along

size of an American football field along

size of an American football field along with the girl in the Gotha theer in the

with the girl in the Gotha theer in the

with the girl in the Gotha theer in the bottom of way olia Negro our bones of

bottom of way olia Negro our bones of

bottom of way olia Negro our bones of nine other species of animals large

nine other species of animals large

nine other species of animals large animals and included our saber-toothed

animals and included our saber-toothed

animals and included our saber-toothed cats giant ground sloths two species

cats giant ground sloths two species

cats giant ground sloths two species including one that’s new to science

including one that’s new to science

including one that’s new to science there are Cougars cave bears coyotes

there are Cougars cave bears coyotes

there are Cougars cave bears coyotes bobcats and other small animals

bobcats and other small animals

bobcats and other small animals this is a unique opportunity for Mexico

this is a unique opportunity for Mexico

this is a unique opportunity for Mexico with the experts on the group and the

with the experts on the group and the

with the experts on the group and the team that is working together to get

team that is working together to get

team that is working together to get this knowledge and to set the standards

this knowledge and to set the standards

this knowledge and to set the standards of what you can do with the right people

of what you can do with the right people

of what you can do with the right people with the right tools with the right

with the right tools with the right

with the right tools with the right authorities of the country we now have

authorities of the country we now have

authorities of the country we now have niya skull and niya has a complete skull

niya skull and niya has a complete skull

niya skull and niya has a complete skull and from that complete skull we are

and from that complete skull we are

and from that complete skull we are going to reconstruct her face and so

going to reconstruct her face and so

going to reconstruct her face and so we’re going to be looking on the face of

we’re going to be looking on the face of

we’re going to be looking on the face of the earliest American that we know of

the earliest American that we know of

the earliest American that we know of and part of what’s surprising is our

and part of what’s surprising is our

and part of what’s surprising is our earliest American is a teenage girl

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