12,000 Year Old "Witch" Discovered in Tomb


	12,000 Year Old "Witch" Discovered in Tomb

addledlibrarian

11-6-2008 2:49 PM

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11-6-2008 3:56 PM

ofcapri

Great discovery, interesting clip. I think they put the rocks on her body to make sure she stayed there. Thanks for the clip.

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