# Adolph Ruth's skull

> The one piece of physical evidence in the best-known death in the range. Hrdlička judged its two holes to be a close-range gunshot; the sheriff ruled…

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**ART** 0D0G0Q8E2KRQ·Artifact · sample

# Adolph Ruth's skull

SamplepublisherFound December 1931 in La Barge Canyon; examined by Aleš Hrdlička

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://www.yumasun.com/features/desert_life/when-arizona-was-young-what-or-who-killed-mine-hunter/article_fc9623c4-b90e-11ed-ad4b-f7d49fa1f0da.html).

The one piece of physical evidence in the best-known death in the range. Hrdlička judged its two holes to be a close-range gunshot; the sheriff ruled thirst or heart disease and held no inquest. Where the skull is now is not recorded in the sources read.

Yuma Sun, 1931. publisher

## Copies 1

**Document** Yuma Sun · yumasun.com · publisher3 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.yumasun.com/features/desert_life/when-arizona-was-young-what-or-who-killed-mine-hunter/article_fc9623c4-b90e-11ed-ad4b-f7d49fa1f0da.html)

## Where it was made

[La Barge Canyon and Black Top Mesa](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D0G06DC477D/la-barge-canyon-and-black-top-mesa) · Canyon

## Sources 1

- [When Arizona was young: what, or who, killed mine hunter?](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0G03FM5NRA/when-arizona-was-young-what-or-who-killed-mine-hunter)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Adolph Ruth's skull [Artifact ART0D0G0Q8E2KRQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D0G0Q8E2KRQ
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**ART** 0D0G0Q8E2KRQ

Kind

Sample

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not established in this pass

Dated

found December 1931 in La Barge Canyon; examined by Aleš Hrdlička

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[La Barge Canyon and Black Top Mesa](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D0G06DC477D/la-barge-canyon-and-black-top-mesa)

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[Lost Dutchman's gold mine](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine)

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