3D images of the site are being produced to create a virtual reality version
of the cave, making it easier to study the site without the rigors of short
diving. This will allow other archaeologists to study the site and the
placement of the bones without diving into the dark waters
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Update on the Clovis Era Skeleton Found at Hoyo Negro, Quintana Roo
Archaeologists found the remains of a 12,000-13,000 year old girl near
extinct animals in an underwater cave called Hoyo Negro. These dates place
her within the Clovis time period. These are the oldest human remains found
with extinct animals in the Americas. She has been named Naia.
She was found near extinct sloths, saber toothed felines, and other extinct
animals. Her DNA shows an Asian lineage. Divers can only stay an hour at a
time in the deep waters. But 3D images of the site are being produced to
create a virtual reality version of the cave, making it easier to study the
site without the rigors of short diving. This will allow other
archaeologists to study the site and the placement of the bones without
diving into the dark waters.
(my note; These are probably the oldest human remains ever found from the
Clovis era. Pre-Clovis human DNA and other remains have been found at Monte
Verde, Chile and Paisley Cave, Oregon. The DNA study of Naia does not yet
show the same complex origins that Clovis era Kennewick Man has shown. Both
have Asian lineage, but Kennewick Man studies show relationships going back
to pre-Siberian lineage. And it is instructive that a skeleton this far east
still shows only Asian lineage).
physorg has the report here;
http://phys.org/news/2014-06-document-underwater-cave-paleoamerican.html
And the official Hoyo Negro site is here with many good photos;
http://hoyonegro.org/index.html
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