Ancient white man’s skull has Australians reconsidering their origins

[Judi Lynn]

Ancient white man’s skull has Australians reconsidering their origins
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, July 1, 2013 7:20 EDT

The centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country’s east coast.

The skull was found in northern New South Wales in late 2011, and police initially prepared themselves for a gruesome murder investigation.

But scientific testing revealed that not only was it much older than expected, but possibly belonged to a white man born around 1650, well before Englishman Cook reached the eastern seaboard on the Endeavour in 1770.

“The DNA determined the skull was a male,” Detective Sergeant John Williamson told The Daily Telegraph.

“And the anthropologist report states the skull is that of a Caucasoid aged anywhere from 28 to 65.”

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/01/ancient-white-mans-skull-has-australians-reconsidering-their-origins/

[Shankapotomus]

1. Perhaps it was the skull

of someone who died in England but was brought over to Australia as a medical specimen?

That's all I got.

[bluedigger]

2. It's perfectly believable.

Cook was just the first to make it back and report it's existence.