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Friday, September 5, 2008 Sign Up for Newsletters New This Week • Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave? • PHOTOS: Arctic Ice Shelves Crumbling Rapidly in Canada • Hurricane Forecast: "No Letup" in Weeks Ahead • PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Oldest Gecko Fossil Found in Amber Week in Photos Hurricane Gustav inspired a bit of bathing, virgins awaited a king in Africa, hail spurred "snowball fights" in Kenya, and more. See the Photos See Latest News » More News Photos » Top Stories of the Week Oldest Skeleton in Americas Found in Underwater Cave? Found near Cancun, Mexico, "Eve of Naharon" may be 13,600 years oldÑand she's not alone. She and three other skeletons could change how we think the Americas were first populated.   PHOTOS: Arctic Ice Shelves Crumbling Rapidly in Canada A long, hot summer has ice shelves on Canada's Ellesmere Island disintegrating at an alarming pace, satellite images show.   Ancient Amazon Cities Found; Were Vast Urban Network Vast swathes of "pristine" Amazon rain forest may have been sophisticated "garden cities" prior to the arrival of European colonists, anthropologists say.   See Latest News »   Latest Photo News                   ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Gustav Pups, Baby Gorilla, More   PHOTOS: Gustav Barrels Into U.S. Gulf Coast     More Photos »   Latest Video News                   VIDEO: Deadly Hanna Deluges Haiti   VIDEO: Oldest Mummies on Display     More Videos »   Most Viewed News of the Week   1. Hurricane Gustav to Become Gulf Coast Monster? 2. Ancient Amazon Cities Found; Were Vast Urban Network 3. Portal to Maya Underworld Found in Mexico? 4. Why Hurricane Gustav Didn't Become a Monster 5. Hurricane Gustav: Complete Coverage   More Most Viewed »   Animal News   Wolves Prefer Salmon to Deer? Gustav Pet Evacuations Show Katrina Lessons Learned   More Animal News »   Ancient World   PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Oldest Gecko Fossil Found in Amber New Giant Clam Found; May Have Fed Early Humans   More Ancient World »   Environment News   Hurricane Forecast: "No Letup" in Weeks Ahead Earth Hotter Now Than in Past 2,000 Years, Study Says   More Environment News »   Cultures News   VIDEO: Mexican "St. Death" Worshipped VIDEO: Eating Bats in Thai Village   More Cultures News »   Space & Tech News   SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Thousand-Ruby Galaxy, More VIDEO: Sun Used to Purify Water   More Space and Tech News »     Photo of the Day See Photo Download Wallpaper If you received this email from a friend and would like to subscribe to this or other National Geographic emails, click here. Unsubscribe | Change Email Address | Update Email Preferences | Privacy Policy | Mission Statement Click the unsubscribe link above to be removed from our email program, or send your request to… National Geographic; Attn: E-newsletter Program; 1145 17th Street NW; Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2008 National Geographic Society. All Rights Reserved. To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@newsletters.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now.