Ancient skeleton found in underwater cave in Mexico threatened by Maya Train project
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 / 6:12 PM / AP
A prehistoric human skeleton has been found in a cave system that was flooded at the end of the last ice age 8,000 years ago, according to a cave-diving archaeologist on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
Archaeologist Octavio del Rio said he and fellow diver Peter Broger saw the shattered skull and skeleton partly covered by sediment in a cave near where the Mexican government plans to build a high-speed tourist train through the jungle.
Given the distance from the cave entrance, the skeleton couldn't have gotten there without modern diving equipment, so it must be over 8,000 years old, Del Rio said, referring to the era when rising sea levels flooded the caves.
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Aquatic archaeologist Octavio del Rio films a prehistoric human skeleton
partly covered by sediment in an underwater cave in Tulum, Mexico,
Sept. 10, 2022.
PETER BROGER / AP
Del Rio has been exploring the region for three decades, and in 2002, he participated in the discovery and cataloguing of remains known as The Woman of Naharon, who died around the same time, or perhaps earlier, than Naia — the nearly complete skeleton of a young woman who died around 13,000 years ago. It was discovered in a nearby cave system in 2007.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-skeleton-found-tulum-mexico-cave-threatened-maya-train/
(Decisions like the Maya Train really can make people question AMLO's progressive
credentials.....)
