Pendejo Cave

Record summary

Pendejo Cave is a rockshel in New Mexico where excavators reported lithic artifacts, faunal remains, and human-associated materials, including hair and skin fragments, in deposits claimed to be much older than Clovis. The site has been cited in discussions of early settlement but has not achieved broad consensus for its most extreme dates. Its comparison value lies in the combination of unusual preserved biological material, controversial stratigraphy, and claims based on association rather than an unequivocal human skeleton. Verification should include excavation reports and independent chronological assessments.