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Chan Hol
20.1500° N, -87.5667° E
About
Chan Hol, part of the Toh ha cave system, is a cenote and submerged cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico, of interest to paleoanthropologists. The remains of three prehistoric human fossils were discovered within the cave system. Along with Eve of Naharon, Naia, the Man of El Templo and the Woman of Las Palmas, the three fossils at Chan Hol are among several ancient Paleo-Indian skeletons found in the submerged cave systems of the Yucatán Peninsula around Tulum, Quintana Roo.
Historical Timeline
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Chan Hol II vandalism and recovery
March–October 2012
Chan Hol I burial (dated)
c. 9,194–8,792 BP
Chan Hol III individual (dated)
c. 10,000 BP
Chan Hol II burial (dated)
c. 11,311 BP
Chan Hol I discovery
2006
Chan Hol II discovery
2009
Chan Hol III discovery
2016
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