Even more ancient remains.3F Tlapacoya (archeological site)

four ceramic tlapacoya figurines, 1500-1300 bce.



tlapacoya style figurine, 1200-900 bc, walters art museum

in addition figurines , other artifacts 1500 - 300 bce era, human , animal remains have been found, of as 25,000 years old.

the controversial findings in tlapacoya artifacts have been dated researchers 25,000 bp. if verified, these of earliest dates human habitation in americas , discredit prevailing theories of timing of settlement of new world.

the evidence these much-earlier dates consists of bones of black bear , 2 species of deer appeared in middens associated 22,000-year-old hearths, curved obsidian blade found beneath buried tree trunk. bones 24,000 years bp (± 4000 years) , 21,700 years bp (± 500 years) (lorenzo , mirambell 1999:488-489). obsidian blade found under tree trunk dated 24,000 years bp (± 1000 years) , dated, using obsidian hydration method, between 21,250 , 25,000 years bp.

these pre-clovis dates have been challenged other archaeologists.

the site uncovered during construction of mexico city-puebla freeway in 1960s , 1970s. has since been obliterated freeway construction.

human remains

silvia gonzález et al. have published research claiming 1 tlapacoya skull first directly dated human in mexico age of 9730 ± 65 years bp (before present). if confirmed, 2nd oldest human remain found in americas, after buhl woman of idaho.