Tlingit set to rebury 10,300-year-old ancestor
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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The remains of a 10,300-year-old man are being reburied this week by Tlingit tribes in southeast Alaska.
The tribe refer to the ancestor as Shuka Kaa, or "Man Ahead of Us." He is also known as On Your Knees Cave Man, after the
cave where his remains were discovered in 1996.
DNA tests linked the man to Native people from Alaska to Peru. Tlingit tribes supported limited tests on the body.
The remains are the oldest ever to be repatriated.
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