In Los Angeles, California there are tar pits called La Brea Tar Pits. Inside and near the pits remains of animals from the Ice Age have been discovered. Only one set of human remains were found in 1914. The body was that of a young woman between 18 and 25-years-old and she is believed to have been died 9,000 years before. It's possible that her death had been murder as she had a skull fracture from a blow to the head. But it's unknown how she died.
She was Native American and may have belonged to the Chumash people if she was local. It's also she may have been from elsewhere and traveled to the area though. She was 4'8" to 4'10". Wear on her teeth showed she was eating a diet of a stone-ground meal.
Her remains and replica of her skull (pictured above) have not been on display in the museum since 2004.
SOURCES:
Los Angeles Times November 2, 1992
Los Angeles Times November 24, 2009
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