North American Mummies

With a few notable exceptions, Mummies from North America are almost always accidental mummies. They include:
Some Native American tribes and Lemon Grove mummies that were stolen from Mexico by two teenagers and are displayed at the Museum of Man in San Diego.

Case in point is the "discovery" of the oldest known mummy in North America. The mummy, named the Spirit Cave man, was found on the shelves of the Nevada State Museum. Discovered in Nevada in 1940 it was originally thought to be 2000 years old. Recent radiocarbon dating has pushed its age back to 9,400 years (7,400 BC).

From The Pecos Museum, A child 3,000 - 5,000 BP, before present.

"Using new dating techniques, researchers discovered that the mummy known as the "Spirit Cave man" was buried 9,415 years ago, about 6,500 years earlier than previously estimated." -[Cable News Network, Inc.]-

     

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