Emotional skeletons and the power of a good lede

I've never felt sorry for a skeleton before, but the Wall Street Journal managed to make  it happen. And it only took 12 words.

Researchers in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula have discovered what is believed to be the oldest "complete, genetically intact human skeleton in the New World." The bones are 12,000 years old and belong to a 15 or 16-year-old girl.

The article's title, "New World's Oldest Skeleton Is a Key Genetic Link," got the science nerd in me all excited, but the author quickly reminded me that scientific discovery should take a back seat to humanity.

I'll let you read the lede for yourself.