University of Pennsylvania: Curious Case of Ancient Bear Bones at Mississippi Dig Site
March 04, 2020
March 04, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 4 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:
Penn and UNC Chapel Hill researchers theorize that the considerable black bear remains indicate an animal that was a food source and considered close kin to the people who lived there 1,300 years ago.
It's not unusual to find animal bones like deer and fish at pre-contact Native American sites in the Lower Mississippi Valley. But what Penn archaeologi . . .
Penn and UNC Chapel Hill researchers theorize that the considerable black bear remains indicate an animal that was a food source and considered close kin to the people who lived there 1,300 years ago.
It's not unusual to find animal bones like deer and fish at pre-contact Native American sites in the Lower Mississippi Valley. But what Penn archaeologi . . .