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On Dec. 29, 1982, Texas Highway Department archeologists uncovered the skeleton of a pre-historic human female at the Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Site, approximately 6 mi. southeast. Because the grave site was near the town of Leander, the skeleton became known as the Leanderthal Lady. Carbon testing indicates that the woman lived 10–13,000 years ago. She was about 30 years old at the time of death and measured 5' 3" in height. As one of the earliest intact burials uncovered in the United States, the site is a valuable source of information on the nation’s prehistoric past.
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Leander, Texas · United States
