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Analysis of the remains showed similarities to North and South American indigenous peoples and in 2018, the remains were repatriated to the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of Nevada in 2016.

The Spirit Cave mummy was one of the first to be dated you accelerated mass spectrometer radiocarbon dating. In turn, its discovery and analysis gave much insight and motivation of further research into the chronology of the western great basin. (Image addition in Introduction section)

Spirit Cave mummy remains. (Source: http://www.friendsofpast.org/spirit-cave/06SC1mat.html)

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This partially mummified individual (actual Spirit Cave mummy) was found to be wearing moccasins and wrapped in a rabbit-skin blanket when laid to rest.

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Biological similarities between remains found in Spirit Cave have shown undeniable association to remains scattered across a wide geographic location such as the Wizard Beach man and Crypt Cave dog burial.

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Researchers estimate the death of this person to have occurred about 7420 B.C. Further analysis of the twined grass matting covering the remains (refer to image in introduction) was found to be a few thousands years younger than the body indicating later visits to the site by unknown peoples.

The mummy was originally thought to be between 1,500 and 2,000 years old until the first two accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) radiocarbon dates were done.