TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Human remains found near River and Craycroft last week have been identified as prehistoric.
On May 7, the Tucson Police Department confirmed a bone was found and said it is not part of a criminal investigation, but rather a prehistoric anthropological one.
Ancient discovery in Catalina Foothills
Shortly after the discovery of human remains in the Catalina Foothills, investigators determined there wasn’t cause for alarm but still a unique discovery.
“The bone that was exposed had been weathered, and sun-bleached, and it was very clearly ancient,” said James Watson, Curator of Bioarcheology at the Arizona State Museum…