Unknown Object Estimated as Human Bone Found at Okinawa Joseonin Skeleton Excavation Site

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] On the afternoon of the 10th, a Korea-Japan civic group attempting to excavate the remains of Koreans who died during the Japanese colonial period announced that they discovered an "unidentified object" presumed to be human bones at the excavation site.

The excavation team inserted a portable light and camera into a space several meters deep within a crevice in the rock at the site and recorded a video, discovering a long and small unidentified object.

Professor Emeritus Park Seon-ju of the Department of Archaeology and Art History at Chungbuk National University, participating as a Korean expert in the excavation, stated at the site that "there is a possibility that this object is charred human bone." Additionally, considering testimonies that seawater once entered this space, she added that it is questionable whether DNA analysis would be possible even if the object is human bone.

Since the object has not been removed, it has not yet been confirmed whether it is human bone. The excavation team attempted the excavation on a parking lot site currently in commercial use with the consent of a private business operator, but since the site must be restored to its original condition, further excavation work is difficult.

The civic group plans to analyze the results of the excavation over the past two days and decide on future measures.

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