A hunter in pursuit of an elk he'd just shot found the unexpected: a human skull in the middle of nowhere.
November 12, 2023, Wyoming
The sun-bleached bone stood out amongst the sagebrush in Wyoming's Red Desert that spans more than 9,000 square miles. On a map it's known as Area 118, and it literally is the middle of nowhere, just an expanse dotted with oil rigs and wells near Wamsutter, Wyoming. The lower jaw lay nearby, and nothing else—no more bones, no clothing.
