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Human skull found on Indiana riverbank is over 4,000 years old, coroner says
U.S.
Human skull found on Indiana riverbank is over 4,000 years old, coroner says
By Emily Mae Czachor
October 15, 2025 / 9:00 AM EDT / CBS News
Human remains from ancient times were discovered several months ago along a riverbank in rural Indiana, officials announced this week.
Scientific analyses, including carbon dating, confirmed that the finding on the bank of Fayette County's Whitewater River was once a portion of a human skull, the Fayette County Coroner's Office said in a social media post Monday. The tests also traced the origin of the remains back to around 2300 BCE — 4,270 years ago, according to the post.
The coroner's office said the remains were initially spotted in June and reported to the Fayette County sheriff. Eddie Richardson, the coroner, thanked a "landowner" for filing the report but didn't share the owner's identity or details about how the person uncovered the skull.
Human skull found on Indiana riverbank is over 4,000 years old, coroner says
By Emily Mae Czachor
October 15, 2025 / 9:00 AM EDT / CBS News
Human remains from ancient times were discovered several months ago along a riverbank in rural Indiana, officials announced this week.
Scientific analyses, including carbon dating, confirmed that the finding on the bank of Fayette County's Whitewater River was once a portion of a human skull, the Fayette County Coroner's Office said in a social media post Monday. The tests also traced the origin of the remains back to around 2300 BCE — 4,270 years ago, according to the post.
The coroner's office said the remains were initially spotted in June and reported to the Fayette County sheriff. Eddie Richardson, the coroner, thanked a "landowner" for filing the report but didn't share the owner's identity or details about how the person uncovered the skull.