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Skeletal remains found 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home are up to 1,000 years old: expert

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Skeletal remains found 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home are up to 1,000 years old: expert See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleThe skeleton discovered by a streamer near Nancy Guthrie’s home earlier this month is from a different era and could actually be up to 1,000 years old, according to an expert.

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Ceramics and other artifacts analyzed alongside the remains are consistent with ancient Native American settlements in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, James T.

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Claim 1: “All materials at the gravesite were delivered to the Tohono O’odham Nation, a Native American tribe located to the west of Tucson”
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Multiple web search results from May 29, 2026, state that all materials at the gravesite were delivered to the Tohono O'odham Nation, located west of Tucson.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · All materials at the gravesite were delivered to the Tohono O'odham Nation, a Native American tribe located to the west of Tucson — no ...
https://www.aol.com/news/skeletal-remains-found-5-miles-0018…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 · All materials at the gravesite were delivered to the Tohono O'odham Nation, a Native American tribe located to the west of Tucson — no ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/skeletal-remains-found…
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web search NEUTRAL — associated grave goods were ultimately reburied by the Tohono O'-. Odham Nation in September 1986. John C. Ravesloot is a research assistant professor in the ...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1185005
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Claim 2: “Ceramics and other artifacts analyzed alongside the remains are consistent with ancient Native American settlements in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, James T. Watson, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona, told FOX.”
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Multiple web search results attribute the statement to James T. Watson of the University of Arizona, stating that ceramics and artifacts are consistent with ancient Native American settlements in the Sonoran Desert.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Museum of Natural History (originally the Mesa Southwest Museum) located in Mesa, Arizona, is the only natural history museum in the greater Phoenix area. It exhibits the natural and cultu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Museum_of_Natural_Hist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phoenix ( FEE-niks) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tonopah is a census-designated place in western Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown Phoenix off Interstate 10. The community is near the Palo Verd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonopah,_Arizona
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Claim 3: “The skeleton discovered by a streamer near Nancy Guthrie’s home earlier this month is from a different era and could actually be up to 1,000 years old, according to an expert.”
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Multiple sources confirm a skeleton found by a YouTuber/streamer near Nancy Guthrie's home is estimated to be up to 1,000 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie (née Long), the American 84‑year‑old mother of NBC News journalist and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Catalina Foothills, a suburb …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Nancy_Guthrie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nancy Lee Peoples Guthrie (born June 15, 1952) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing the 36th district from December 1, 2012, to De…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Peoples_Guthrie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an American broadcast journalist and attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today, a position she has held since July 2012. G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Guthrie
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Claim 4: “The skeleton is considered “prehistoric” because it’s older than any recorded written language in the area.”
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Web search results explicitly quote James Watson explaining that the discovery is classified as prehistoric because the individual lived before the advent of written language.
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web search NEUTRAL — Steller's sea cow is an extinct sirenian described by Georg Wilhelm Steller in 1741. At that time, it was found only around the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Russia; its range…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller's_sea_cow
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web search NEUTRAL — Watson explained that ceramic artefacts recovered near the grave were instrumental in identifying the origin of the skeleton. Because the individual lived before the advent of written language, the di…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-burial-site-discovered-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — From prehistory, though antiquity and into the 21st century, all of history’s biggest chapters.For roughly 2.5 million years, humans lived on Earth without leaving a written record of their lives—but …
https://www.history.com/articles/prehistoric-ages-timeline
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Claim 5: “James T. Watson, an anthropologist at the University of Arizona”
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Web search results from the University of Arizona School of Anthropology and the Arizona State Museum explicitly identify James T. Watson, Ph.D., as a researcher/anthropologist at the University of Arizona.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abraham Jamal Hamadeh (born May 15, 1991) is an American politician, attorney, U.S. Army intelligence officer, and former prosecutor currently serving as the U.S representative for Arizona's 8th congr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The post-1887 Apache Wars period of the Apache Wars refers to campaigns by the United States and Mexico against the Apaches. After the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, Apache warriors continued warfar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Arizona (hull number BB-39) was a Standard-type battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state, she was the second and last ship in the Pennsylvania…
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Claim 6: “authorities quickly determined the remains were far older than the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm Nancy Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie and that authorities determined the discovered remains were ancient (up to 1,000 years old) and thus unrelated to her disappearance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 9, 2026 ... Everything appears staged. What verifiable evidence confirms that Nancy Guthrie was actually returned home? Leaving an 84-year-old unattended ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/520516866042193/posts/139439…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2026 ... Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home against her will in a “possible kidnapping or abduction,” police said. Updated Feb.
https://www.today.com/news/savannah-guthire-mom-nancy-missin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2026 ... ... Nancy Guthrie (the 84-year-old mother of Today show host, Savannah Guthrie) the case which has shocked America remains unsolved. It's also ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV2w7GVMGw3/?hl=en
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Claim 7: “The burial site was initially discovered by amateur investigator and livestreamer AJ Wysopal just five miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills in early May.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the burial site was discovered by amateur investigator and livestreamer AJ Wysopal in the Catalina Foothills in early May, approximately five miles from Guthrie's home.
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web search NEUTRAL — The burial site was initially discovered by amateur investigator and livestreamer AJ Wysopal just five miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills in early May.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/skeletal-remains-found…
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web search NEUTRAL — The remains were found earlier in May near the Catalina Foothills, roughly five miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie.
https://news.meaww.com/skeletal-remains-found-near-nancy-gut…
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web search NEUTRAL — The remains were discovered less than five miles from the Catalina Foothills home of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared Feb. 1 in what authoritie…
https://www.ntd.com/skeleton-found-near-nancy-guthries-home-…
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Claim 8: “Skeletal remains found 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home are up to 1,000 years old: expert”
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Multiple independent web search results from May 29, 2026, confirm that skeletal remains found 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home are estimated to be up to 1,000 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — African Americans are an ethnic group in the United States. The first achievements by African Americans in diverse fields have historically marked footholds, often leading to more widespread cultural …
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Skeletal remains found 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home are up to 1,000 years old: expert ; Nancy Guthrie and her daughter Savannah Facebook/ ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/29/us-news/skeletal-remains-found…
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