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No new info. I figure I will give the sheriffs some time to get an expert to look at the peices they took. The skull pretty much disintegrated when they took it out of the bank. So it's not so easy to id. But if they get someone to look at the teeth and the pics they might get an ID. Amanda Good one Jimmer!!

Have a great one Brian!! Nice chatting with you at the banquet! Amanda

Sheriff just called and said they are now convinced it's not human because they found some canine teeth. They still aren't sure what it is, but they say it's not human. I am still curious as to what it is. I think they are going to try and see if they can find someone to identify what animal it is. Amanda

Great American Deer Raffle results are up on the ADA site. http://www.azdeer.org Congratulations to all the winners!!

I will post them later today on the ADA site. When I do, I will post a link in the forum. Amanda

Glad to hear she is doing better. Here are some flowers for her in addition to prayers. Maybe they will make her smile. They are from the golden torch cactus in my yard. It opened 16 giant flowers last night. WOW!! they last less than 24 hrs. In a couple hrs they will be done, but here they are still open this morning.

Yes, that was an error in handy out both those to you. My helpers in the Silent Auction didn't know I had both packages in that folder. Can you call me and we can arrange to get those other certificates to Mark for his prize? 928-200-0544 Thanks! Amanda

The sheriffs don't seem to want to call the archaeologists in. One of the detectives just got trained in how to do this sort of excavation, so he is putting his new training to work. I called a friend of mine who is a retired archaeologist that specialized in bone ID, but she didn't have time to go up there today. Amanda

Awesome! You should enjoy that Grand Canyon trip and make sure you thank Monty (aka azsagebrush) for that donation, it's a great one! Which bronze shed did you get, the full size or the mini? Amanda

Some pics.... 1st is another overview of the bank with a wider angle than before. Check out the light colored layer and how it bulges up over the skull. Thanks for pointing that out KRP! closer view And notice the suture marks and how they seem to bulge up near the top. This is taken by pointing camera up while under the skull. So it's oriented as if the skull is upright. You can see the eye socket.

It was good times! I bid on a couple items in the live auction, nothing exciting like a hunt in Africa, but I got an ADA life membership for 1/2 the usual price and a weekend for four at Cherry Creek Lodge near Young. I got a quarter of beef from Millers southwest processing in the silent auction and some nice glasses and decanter with a pewter whiteail on them. Got some other stuff too. It was a hard night for my checkbook. I really didn't intend to spend that kind of money. Oh well, hard to pass on some of the deals. Wish I had more money, I would have bid on the amazing Mule Deer bronze that Jason made for the auction. Holy Cow that thing was AMAZING!! It went for a song though, which was a disappointment. Some really high dollar stuff went way too cheap, but people just don't feel flush with cash these days. I hope all the CouesWhitetail.com people had a great time! I didn't get to spend a ton of time with you guys, but I enjoyed the little time I had with you. Thanks Josh for being my personal flagger in your Grong ORANGE CouesWhitetail shirt! You looked good in that!! And thanks to Christian, Matt Woodward, Jeff Crosland, and Kevin Harris for helping out with setup and the live and silent auctions! Man, couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you! And thanks to all the CouesWhitetail.com'ers that donated items to the auctions. Wow, lots of great donations. Thanks for your generosity!! Amanda

It was good times! I bid on a couple items in the live auction, nothing exciting like a hunt in Africa, but I got an ADA life membership for 1/2 the usual price and a weekend for four at Cherry Creek Lodge near Young. I got a quarter of beef from Millers southwest processing in the silent auction and some nice glasses and decanter with a pewter whiteail on them. Got some other stuff too. It was a hard night for my checkbook. I really didn't intend to spend that kind of money. Oh well, hard to pass on some of the deals. Wish I had more money, I would have bid on the amazing Mule Deer bronze that Jason made for the auction. Holy Cow that thing was AMAZING!! It went for a song though, which was a disappointment. Some really high dollar stuff went way too cheap, but people just don't feel flush with cash these days. I hope all the CouesWhitetail.com people had a great time! I didn't get to spend a ton of time with you guys, but I enjoyed the little time I had with you. Thanks Josh for being my personal flagger in your Grong ORANGE CouesWhitetail shirt! You looked good in that!! And thanks to Christian, Matt Woodward, Jeff Crosland, and Kevin Harris for helping out with setup and the live and silent auctions! Man, couldn't have done it without you all! Thank you! And thanks to all the CouesWhitetail.com'ers that donated items to the auctions. Wow, lots of great donations. Thanks for your generosity!! Amanda

Well, I spent the afternoon out there with the Sheriffs. They were pretty convinced it was human at first because they started looking around and found teeth that sure looked human on the ground below the skull. They also found more bones just left of the skull in the wall, not sure what type, sort of like rib bones. But as they painstakingly cleared dirt above the skull to look down on it, we were becoming less convinced it was human. I still can't really tell what it is, but it's look less humanlike to me. There are some thicker suture marks that fork off that one you can see above and I think that would be the top part of the skull. The jaw seems too long, but if it's broken and shifted it could be the lower jaw? It's really hard to say. I just can't figure out what it is yet and I have looked at lots of skulls of animals. They only barely got it exposed more today. Took quite awhile due to trying to avoid breaking it. The sheriffs are headed back up there in the am. They should be able to solve the mystery tomorrow. I am very curious. They both thought it had been there a very, very long time. Animal? Human? The mystery continues. I will add some pics shortly. Amanda

I called it in to the Sheriff, they sent a detective over and asked questions. Now they want me to take them to the site, so after I grab a quick shower...I am off to show them. Will keep you all posted. I was half tempted to not report it at all so the thing wouldn't get disturbed, but oh well, it might be important. Amanda

Very nice!! Glad you guys had fun despite the heavy rain! Thanks for sharing your trip! Amanda

LOL! Nice to have you back DB. Amanda

It's a pretty neat find. I have found lots of skulls before, but never human. I was of course tempted to unearth the whole thing to get a better look at it, but it's extremely fragile and I figured it's better to get someone who is trained in archaeology to look at it before it gets damaged. It seems pretty old to me. It amazes me that my husband and I have walked by this bank a zillion times in the last 6 months and not noticed it. We have even looked at other stuff right there on that bank and not seen the skull. Amanda

Nicely done....not many people get pics of aliens! I really like that WT shed!

Cool!! Hope you get a chance at him! Thanks for posting the series! Amanda

Love that last pic! I am with you guys, you better bring it to Jim's!! Amanda

Wow, that's some serious destruction! Did any of your vehicles get damaged? All those big glass windows survive the storm? Amanda

I am sure he can count on thoughts and prayers from many of us here. I hope he has a complete recovery. Amanda

Very impressive. No stories on any of them? Come on, there have got to be some interesting stories in that pile! Amanda

Great pics! Would you like me to post them in the live coues photogallery on the main site? Amanda

Cool, I always wanted to go to CA and get a hog. Looks like some nice country to hunt in. Congrats on your hog bullwidgeon!! Amanda