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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sravasti Dasgupta

Nearly 8,000-year-old human skull found by kayakers in Minnesota river

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A partial human skull discovered by kayakers in Minnesota last year is around 8,000 years, authorities have announced, adding that it will be given to Native American officials.

Last summer, two kayakers found the skull in the drought-depleted Minnesota River about 110 miles (180km) west of Minneapolis, Renville County sheriff Scott Hable said.

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