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EMBARGOED: For release 2 p.m. (Eastern Time U.S.), Thursday, May 15, 2014PERMITTED USE: These images may be downloaded or are otherwise provided at no charge for one-time use for coverage or promotion of the National Geographic Society’s Hoyo Negro Skeleton announcement and exclusively in conjunction thereof. Copying, distribution, archiving, sublicensing, sale or resale of the images are prohibited. REQUIRED CREDIT AND CAPTION: Any and all image uses must (1) be properly credited to the relevant photographer, as shown in this metadata, and (2) be accompanied by a caption, which makes reference to the National Geographic Society’s Hoyo Negro Skeleton announcement. DEFAULT: Failure to comply with the prohibitions and requirements set forth above will obligate the individual or entity receiving this image to pay a fee determined by the National Geographic Society. Divers Alberto Nava and Susan Bird transport the Hoyo Negro skull to an underwater turntable so that it can be photographed in order to create a 3-D model.Researchers detailed their analysis of the oldest most complete, genetically intact human skeleton discovered in the New World in a paper published today in the journal Science. This project was led by the Mexican government’s National Institute of Anthropology and History and supported by the National Geographic Society.