Skull found in Papua New Guinea was world's 'oldest-known tsunami victim'

Skull fragment from coastal site believed to date from 6,000 years agoScientists say sediments in which bone found bear hallmarks of giant waveA mysterious partial skull unearthed inPapua New Guinea in 1929 that once was thought to belong to an extinct human species now turns out to have another unique distinction. Scientists believe it belongs to the oldest known humantsunami victim. Researchers said on Wednesday that new examinations of the sediments where the 6,000-year-old skull was found detected hallmarks of a tsunami, with a composition remarkably similar to the remnants of a deadly 1998 tsunami that lashed the same area.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 25, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Reuters in Washington Tags: Palaeontology Tsunamis Papua New Guinea World news Science Natural disasters and extreme weather Asia Pacific Source Type: news