Meet Xaasaa

The earliest human remains ever discovered in the Arctic of North America have been uncovered by archaeologists - those of a cremated three-year-old child. Xaasaa Cheege Ts'eniin was buried 11,500 years ago in modern Alaska by one of America’s earliest families and the discovery has been hailed as ‘truly spectacular’.

Researchers are excited as the find will teach them more about the life and times of early settlers who crossed from Asia to the New World thousands of years ago. Xaasaa was also confirmed as the second-youngest Ice Age child on the continent.

The burial site shows ancient residents of Alaska foraged for fish, birds and small mammals - as well as large game, reported the journal Science.

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