Femme de Peñon
Paleo-Indian human whose skull has been found in Mexico City
About Femme de Peñon
Peñon woman or Peñon Woman III is the name for a Paleo-Indian woman whose remains, specifically a skull, were found by an ancient lake bed in Pueblo Peñón de los Baños in Mexico City in 1959.
Discovery Peñon Woman III was found on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco.
The skeleton's age has been estimated by radiocarbon dating by Silvia Gonzalez of Liverpool John Moores University. Her 14C date is 10,755±55 years
Gonzalez theorizes that Peñon woman is related to the historic Pericú people of Baja California, who also shared similar physical traits.
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Paleo-Indian human whose skull has been found in Mexico City
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