Buhl Woman Of Idaho: One Of The Oldest Skeletons In North America

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – In January 1989, a worker discovered the remains of an ancient skeleton in a quarry near Buhl, Idaho, United States.

The skeleton was named the Buhl Woman, sometimes referred to as “Buhla, and it’s truly unique. The 11,000-year-old skeleton is one of the oldest skeletons ever discovered in North America.

Left: Skull of Buhl Woman Right: Burial where the Buhl Woamn was discovered. – source

Only a handful of skeletons of this age had previously been unearthed in North America.

Before the Buhl Woman was reburied in 1991, scientists from the Arkansas Archeological Survey examined the body. The Buhl Woman died young, when she was only between 17 and 21 years old.

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