Excavation of caves in Malaysia's Nenggiri Valley led archaeologists to more than 70,000 artifacts, including human skeletal remains, believed to be up to 16,000 years old.
Archaeologists in Malaysia spent more than a year investigating an area that will soon be underwater. Since their search began, more than 70,000 artifacts have been unearthed, including skeletal remains in prehistoric burials that are believed to date back 16,000 years. Excavation of the site started in March 2022 and wrapped up in October 2023, according to the government-owned Bernama news agency in Malaysia, per Live Science.
We know the woman was between 35 and 45 years of age, and the man was much younger, between 15 and 20 years of age,' Sophie Hay, an archaeologist with the park previously told Fox News Digital in an email. 'We do not know the relationship between them nor their social status.
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