Human bones over 9,000 years old found in Okinawa

Human bones over 9,000 years old found in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum unveils human bones excavated from a stratum more than 9,000 years old in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. A finger indicates the location of the skull. (Kyodo)

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