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By Traci Watson - AOL NewsScientists digging in the Alaskan wilderness have made an extraordinary find: the cremated remains of a child buried 11,500 years ago, just as the first humans were spreading out through the Americas. The partial skeleton of the child, who was roughly 3 years old, was found in the remnants of an ancient house -- in itself another virtually unprecedented discovery. Archaeologists have found plenty of hunting camps from this time period, but few formal living quarters. The new findings are "unique in many ways," Scott Elias, a University of London professor and an expert on human history in ...
Texas Leads U.S. in Population Growth Since Recession Began
By David Sessions - Politics DailyMore Americans have moved to Texas since the recession began in 2008 than any other state, according to a new estimate released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Lone Star State's population grew by 478,000 in the 12-month period from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009, putting it well ahead of California, which saw 381,000 new residents, and North Carolina, which picked up 134,000. "Let's be clear: Texas is having a recession like the rest of country, but it's not as bad," Southern Methodist University economist Bernard Weinstein told Bloomberg News. "Texas is going to pop up on a lot of ...
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