The skeletal remains of a youth who died 8,000-11,000 year ago have been found in a cave in Malaysia.
The bones were found in the Bewah Cave near Kenyir Lake in the northeastern state of Terengganu in November.
DNA samples had been sent to the United States for radiocarbon dating with results expected in March, it said.
Nik Hassan said pieces of pottery, some bearing apparent rock paintings and believed to date back to the Neolithic Age, were also found in the area.
The oldest human remains in Malaysia were discovered in 1991 in the northern state of Perak. The skeleton of “Perak Man” was believed to be 11,000 years old, the New Sunday Times newspaper said.
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The bones were found in the Bewah Cave near Kenyir Lake in the northeastern state of Terengganu in November.
DNA samples had been sent to the United States for radiocarbon dating with results expected in March, it said.
Nik Hassan said pieces of pottery, some bearing apparent rock paintings and believed to date back to the Neolithic Age, were also found in the area.
The oldest human remains in Malaysia were discovered in 1991 in the northern state of Perak. The skeleton of “Perak Man” was believed to be 11,000 years old, the New Sunday Times newspaper said.
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