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4,000-Year-Old Human Skull Found Along Riverbank in Indiana
- On Oct. 13, Fayette County Coroner Eddie Richardson announced a skull found on the Whitewater River, Fayette County, eastern Indiana, has been dated to 2300 B.C., about 4,270 years old.
- A landowner who collects Native American artifacts reported the skull found on June 2 to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, triggering NAGPRA's required tribal notification process.
- Laboratory analysis confirmed the fragment was human and Dr. Krista Latham, forensic anthropologist, University of Indianapolis Human Identification Center, identified it as adult, while Dr. Alexander Cherkinsky, senior research scientist, University of Georgia, used carbon dating to date it over 4,000 years.
- The coroner's office is awaiting Indiana Department of Natural Resources guidance on repatriation and site management, and Richardson said `This discovery underscores the importance of our community's vigilance and the necessity of professional collaboration`.
- The announcement coincided with Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day, with officials citing this skull as part of recent millennia-old discoveries in the United States, including the 2022 Minnesota River skull find.
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A 4,270-Year Old Skull Found in Indiana
A human skull dating back millennia was discovered on a riverbank in eastern Indiana, a local coroner announced this week. Fayette County Coroner Eddie Richardson said a skull found over the summer has been dated back to 2300 B.C., making it approximately 4,270 years old. “This remarkable discovery is a powerful and humbling reminder that […] The post A 4,270-Year Old Skull Found in Indiana appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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Human remains discovered along a riverbank in central Indiana date back more than 4,000 years, the local coroner stated.
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