Article: 8,000-year-old skeleton discovered in southern Turkey

8,000-year-old skeleton discovered in southern Turkey

ANKARA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- An 8,000-year-old skeleton was found during excavations in one of the oldest residential areas in southern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

The skeleton was discovered inside a Neolithic-age tomb unearthed in Yumuktepe Hoyuk of the southern Mersin province by archeologists from the Italian Lecce University and Turkish Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, said the report.

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