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'''Peñon woman''' or '''Peñon Woman III''' is the name for the human remains, specifically a skull, of a [[Paleo-Indian]] woman found by an ancient lake bed |
'''Peñon woman''' or '''Peñon Woman III''' is the name for the human remains, specifically a skull, of a [[Paleo-Indian]] woman found by an ancient lake bed in Pueblo Peñón de los Baños in [[Mexico City]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite news|last=Connor|first=Steve|title=Does skull prove that the first Americans came from Europe?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/does-skull-prove-that-the-first-americans-came-from-europe-609699.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/does-skull-prove-that-the-first-americans-came-from-europe-609699.html |archive-date=2022-05-26 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2011|newspaper=The Independent|date=3 December 2002|location=London}}</ref> |
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==Discovery== |
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Peñon Woman III was found on an island in the middle of [[Lake Texcoco]].<ref name=g91>Grattan and Torrence 91</ref> |
Peñon Woman III was found on an island in the middle of [[Lake Texcoco]].<ref name=g91>Grattan and Torrence 91</ref> |
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The skeleton's age has been estimated by [[radiocarbon dating]] by Silvia Gonzalez of [[Liverpool John Moores University]].<ref name=econo>[http://www.economist.com/node/4174278 "The New World may be far older than it originally seemed."] ''The Economist.'' 14 July 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2012.</ref> Her <sup>14</sup>C date is 10,755±55 years<ref name=g91/> (12,705 cal years) BP. |
The skeleton's age has been estimated by [[radiocarbon dating]] by Silvia Gonzalez of [[Liverpool John Moores University]].<ref name=econo>[http://www.economist.com/node/4174278 "The New World may be far older than it originally seemed."] ''The Economist.'' 14 July 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2012.</ref> Her <sup>14</sup>C date is 10,755±55 years<ref name=g91/> (12,705 cal years) BP. |
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She is one of the oldest human remains found in the [[Americas]].<ref>Legon, Jeordan. [http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/03/oldest.skull/ "Scientist: Oldest American skull found."] ''CNN'' 4 Dec 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/does-skull-prove-that-the-first-americans-came-from-europe-134429.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/does-skull-prove-that-the-first-americans-came-from-europe-134429.html |archive-date=2022-05-26 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Does skull prove that the first Americans came from Europe?|date=3 December 2002|author=Steve Connor|website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/21860|title=George Erikson: Who Were The Earliest Americans?|website=historynewsnetwork.org}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Archaeology of the Americas]] |
*[[Archaeology of the Americas]] |
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*[[Arlington Springs Man]] |
*[[Arlington Springs Man]] – <small>(Human remains)</small> |
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*[[Buhl woman]] |
*[[Buhl woman]] – <small>(Human remains)</small> |
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*[[Calico Early Man Site]] |
*[[Calico Early Man Site]] – <small>(Archeological site)</small> |
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*[[Cueva de las Manos]] |
*[[Cueva de las Manos]] – <small>(Cave paintings)</small> |
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*[[Fort Rock Cave]] |
*[[Fort Rock Cave]] – <small>(Archeological site)</small> |
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*[[Kennewick Man]] |
*[[Kennewick Man]] – <small>(Human remains)</small> |
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*[[List of unsolved deaths]] |
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*[[Luzia Woman]] – <small>(Human remains)</small> |
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*[[Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi]] – <small>(Human remains)</small> |
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*[[Marmes Rockshelter]] – <small>(Archeological site)</small> |
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*[[Paisley Caves]] – <small>(Archeological site)</small> |
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*[[Forensic anthropology]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
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* Grattan, John and Robin Torrence, eds. [ |
* Grattan, John and Robin Torrence, eds. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2OJQbNBEYC4C&dq=Pe%C3%B1on%20woman&pg=PP1 ''Living Under the Shadow: Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions.''] Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-59874-268-8}}. |
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 May 2024
Peñon woman or Peñon Woman III is the name for the human remains, specifically a skull, of a Paleo-Indian woman found by an ancient lake bed in Pueblo Peñón de los Baños in Mexico City in 1959.[1]
Discovery
[edit]Peñon Woman III was found on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco.[2]
The skeleton's age has been estimated by radiocarbon dating by Silvia Gonzalez of Liverpool John Moores University.[3] Her 14C date is 10,755±55 years[2] (12,705 cal years) BP.
She is one of the oldest human remains found in the Americas.[4][5][6]
Gonzalez theorizes that Peñon woman is related to the historic Pericú people of Baja California, who also shared similar physical traits.[7]
See also
[edit]- Archaeology of the Americas
- Arlington Springs Man – (Human remains)
- Buhl woman – (Human remains)
- Calico Early Man Site – (Archeological site)
- Cueva de las Manos – (Cave paintings)
- Fort Rock Cave – (Archeological site)
- Kennewick Man – (Human remains)
- List of unsolved deaths
- Luzia Woman – (Human remains)
- Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchi – (Human remains)
- Marmes Rockshelter – (Archeological site)
- Paisley Caves – (Archeological site)
- Leanderthal Lady – (Human remains)
- Forensic anthropology
Notes
[edit]- ^ Connor, Steve (3 December 2002). "Does skull prove that the first Americans came from Europe?". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ a b Grattan and Torrence 91
- ^ "The New World may be far older than it originally seemed." The Economist. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Legon, Jeordan. "Scientist: Oldest American skull found." CNN 4 Dec 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Steve Connor (3 December 2002). "Does skull prove that the first Americans came from Europe?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
- ^ "George Erikson: Who Were The Earliest Americans?". historynewsnetwork.org.
- ^ Rincon, Paul. "Tribe challenges American origins." BBC News. 7 Sept 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
References
[edit]- Grattan, John and Robin Torrence, eds. Living Under the Shadow: Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-59874-268-8.