Human remains found in NM dated approximately 1,000 years old, sheriff's office says

SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Unidentified human remains discovered more than two decades ago near Cochiti belong to a male who lived approximately 1,000 years ago, the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office announced earlier this month. According to Sandoval County Sheriff's Office Detective Don Chewning, forensic family genealogy testing, which was conducted in 2025 by Othram Labs [...]