ME ME - Biddeford, Hispanic/LatinoFem 16-21, UP15139, skull on shoreline, 25 July 2009

[djanga]

She is now a Dna Doe Project case and already in active genealogical research. According to the DDP, she was hispanic/latino

Biddeford Jane Doe 2009 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[Nate_Bro]

Was the mandible still attached ? What was foreign about the dentition?

She is now a Dna Doe Project case and already in active genealogical research. According to the DDP, she was hispanic/latino

Biddeford Jane Doe 2009 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

I guess this changes things considerably.

"recent DNA testing has revealed that she was Hispanic. It’s estimated that she died 1-10 years before her skull was found in 2009."

 

[European ancestor]

It seems the most likely she lived outside of the US.

 

[Rikissa]

It seems the most likely she lived outside of the US.

Why? There are many Hispanics living in the US, about 19,5% of the population in 2023 were Hispanic.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Why? There are many Hispanics living in the US, about 19,5% of the population in 2023 were Hispanic.

"Her unique dentition may suggest possible childhood in a different demographic than the U.S."
I'd love to know what that actually means though.... my guess is she was born in South America and immigrated to the US, but the type of dentition would say.