Human Fossils Unearthed in DPRK

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Human Fossils Unearthed in DPRK

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Archaeologists have unearthed fossils of ancient humans buried deep in lava, which presumably date back some 300,000 years, in the northeastern part of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

This is the first case in the world where ancient human fossilshave been found in lava, the latest issue of DPRK journal, Korea Today, reported.

A group of experts from DPRK academies of sciences and social sciences and the Kim Il Sung University found the bone fossils of an adult female, a teenager and an infant in Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province. The fossils include skulls, pelvis, thigh and bottom bones.

DPRK scientists said the fossils, named Hwadae Man, are of great value in the study of birth and growth of ancient humans in what is today's DPRK.

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