ARLINGTON SPRINGS WOMAN
Arlington Springs Man is the name given a set of human remains. In 1959-1960,
two femora were excavated by Phil C. Orr, curator of anthropology and natural
history at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, at Arlington Springs on
Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of California. Orr thought the remains were
those of a 10,000-year old man. Hence, he dubbed them the "Arlington Springs Man,"
after the location of the find.
The Arlington Springs Man was later re-examined by Orr's successor at the museum,
John R. Johnson. Johnson came to the initial assessment that the Arlington
Springs Man was actually the "Arlington Springs Woman". Radiocarbon dating
determined that the remains dated to 13,000 years B.P., thus making the remains
arguably the oldest-known skeleton in North America. The term "Arlington Springs
Woman" was used at that time to refer to these remains.
Arlington Springs Man is the name given a set of human remains. In 1959-1960,
two femora were excavated by Phil C. Orr, curator of anthropology and natural
history at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, at Arlington Springs on
Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of California. Orr thought the remains were
those of a 10,000-year old man. Hence, he dubbed them the "Arlington Springs Man,"
after the location of the find.
The Arlington Springs Man was later re-examined by Orr's successor at the museum,
John R. Johnson. Johnson came to the initial assessment that the Arlington
Springs Man was actually the "Arlington Springs Woman". Radiocarbon dating
determined that the remains dated to 13,000 years B.P., thus making the remains
arguably the oldest-known skeleton in North America. The term "Arlington Springs
Woman" was used at that time to refer to these remains.