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Minnesota Woman, also known as Pelican Rapids-Minnesota Woman (c. 5955 – c. 5939 BC), is the name given to the skeletal remains of a woman thought to be 8,000 years old. [1] The bones were found near Pelican Rapids, Minnesota on June 16, 1931, during construction on U.S. Route 59 .
La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California. The remains, first discovered in the pits in 1914, are the partial skeleton of a woman. [ 2 ] At around 18–25 years of age at death, she has been dated at 10,220–10,250 years BP (Before Present). [ 3 ]
The woman was buried in a 40–60 cm wide pit about 1.20 m deep in a semi-sitting reclining position. Until the 1970s, the skeleton was considered to belong to a man, but is now after long discussion considered female and as burial gifts there was a flint-edged bone point (formerly called bird arrow) and a chisel-like bone tool of split pipe bone of moose, with one end having the bone end ...
The crouch position in which the woman's remains were found has been documented as early as 5500-4700 years ago. Skeleton of Bronze Age woman discovered in U.K. Skip to main content
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The Luttra Woman, displayed in the position in which she was discovered, at the Falbygden Museum []. On 20 May 1943, whilst cutting peat in Rogestorp—a raised bog within the Mönarpa mossar [] bog complex in Falbygden near Luttra—Carl Wilhelmsson, a resident of the neighbouring Kinneved parish [], [4] discovered one of the skeleton's hands at a depth of 1.2 m (4 ft) below the surface.
Sheila Seleoane’s skeletal remains were found on the couch of her apartment more than two years after her death went unnoticed, authorities in London say.
An analysis of the skeleton showed that Buhla was between 17 and 21 years old, 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) tall, and was in general good health. The cause of death could not be determined. [3] Carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of Buhla's bone collagen suggests that Buhl woman ate a diet high in meat, as well as anadromous fish like salmon. The wear ...