Midland Man
Oldest human remains in new world. Found 1953 on ranch near here by pipeline welder Keith Glasscock. Fossilized skull, rib and hand bones had been exposed by weather conditions. Tests indicated these were bones of a woman who lived as long ago as 9000-9500 B. C.; nearby were bones of extinct species of horse, camel, mammoth, peccary, wolf, sloth; with weapons, tools and signs of ancient campfires. Drs. Fred Wendorf and Alex D. Kreiger, archaeologists; Claude C. Albritton, geologist; T. D. Stewart, physician and anthropologist, made studies of the discovery.
32.0012° N, 102.0768° W
Where to Find It
Courthouse Square, corner of Wall St. & N. Colorado, Midland
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi S The Yucca Theatre Midland
- 0.2 mi S The Petroleum Building Midland
- 0.2 mi SE Staked Plains Midland
- 0.3 mi S Midland County Midland
- 0.3 mi SW Midland National Bank Midland
- 0.3 mi SE John Valentine Pliska Midland