Age-Old Skeletons Found in Underwater Caves of America
posted in Humans |Scientists have found a female skeleton, presumed to be that of Eve of Naharon, which is considered to be almost 13600 years old. Experts opine that the skeleton discovered along with 3 others in the underwater caves off the Caribbean coast and Yucatan peninsula could prove to be an important clue to the American populace.
A team of scientists led by Arturo Gonzalez have been involved in the excavations around the town of Tulum since the past four years now. Gonzalez opines that they were still not too sure whether these people came from the continent, jungle or the Atlantic.
Contrary to previous studies, this one, as observed from the skulls of the skeletons, revealed that these people may not have been from a North Asian decent. The scientists believe that the shape of the skulls of the skeletons seem more like that of South Asian people than North Asian.
As per radiocarbon dating, the 3 skeletons seem to have existed as far as 11000 to 14000 years back. These results however cannot be accepted as the Gospel truth of the events and situations that may have happened or existed.
An archaeologist named David Anderson from the University of Tennessee claims that the minerals contained in sea water can actually alter the carbon content of the bones thereby resulting in inaccurate radiocarbon ratings.
The skeletons have been picked up from 50 feet deep caves off the town of Tulum. It is believed that during the time of Eve, one of the skeletons for which the age is determined, the sea levels were 200 feet lower. The Yucatan peninsula on the other hand is believed to have been a wide and dry prairie.
Experts suggest that due to frequent melting of ice, around 8000-9000 years ago, at the ice-caped Polar regions, sea levels rose considerably. This laid ground for a number of skeletons which luckily didn’t get washed away so easily by the ocean currents because of the presence of stalactites and stalagmites.
Interestingly, Gonzalez also found the skeletons of huge animals like elephants, moth and other kinds of fauna in the caves off the town of Tulum. Scientists are looking for more evidences in order to confirm the decent and origin of these skeletons.