A Tucson resident found a bone while hiking through a dry riverbed near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Arizona and called 911 after filming the discovery. Police and an archaeological expert reviewed the remains and concluded they were too old to be connected to a recent death. The medical examiner’s office determined the remains did not indicate a crime scene. The bone was buried at least three feet underground, and rainwater may have exposed it. The riverbed is near a known archaeological site. The expert estimated the remains dated between 650 and 1250 A.D. and likely belonged to a Hohokam person, considered ancestors of modern Native Americans in Arizona.
"A Tucson resident found a white object sticking out of dirt while hiking through a dry riverbed and believed it was a bone. He poked at it with a hiking stick, tried to dig around it, and then stopped to call 911. Viewers watching his live stream reacted with shock and comments as police and reporters arrived at the scene, hoping for an update tied to the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie."
"Police and an archaeological expert reviewed the discovery and said it was not part of a crime scene. Pima County’s medical examiner’s office quickly determined the remains were too old to be from a recent death. James Watson, a curator of bioarcheology at the Arizona State Museum, inspected the remains and concluded they did not match a timeframe consistent with a current criminal investigation."
"Watson said the bone had been buried at least three feet below the ground surface, and he suspected rainwater in the area could have exposed it. He noted the riverbed is near a known archaeological site. He surmised the remains dated to between 650 and 1250 A.D. and probably belonged to a member of the Hohokam people, an ancient group considered to be ancestors to modern Native Americans in Arizona."
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