October 30, 2011 12:43 PM EDT
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Pasco, Washington State, USA. One of the oldest intact human remains were found by my cousin just a mile away from where I'm sitting.
"Kennewick Man is the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick,Washington, USA, on July 28, 1996. The discovery of Kennewick Man was accidental; a pair of spectators (Will Thomas and David Deacy) found his skull while attending the annual hydroplane races."
"One of the most complete ancient skeletons ever found, bone tests have shown the skeleton to be somewhere between 5650 and 9510 years old. These findings triggered a nine-year legal clash between scientists, the federal government and Native American tribes who claim Kennewick Man as their ancestor. The long dispute has made him an international celebrity."
"At the University of California at Riverside, a small bone fragment was subjected to radiocarbon dating. This fixed the age of the skeleton at approximately 9,300 years old."
Pretty cool, huh?