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  • Bulgarian Archaeologists Preserve Skeleton of '1st European Man'

    07/13/2010 5:48:28 AM PDT · by decimon · 24 replies · 1+ views
    Novinite.com ^ | June 9, 2010 | Unknown
    Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski together with "Hristo", the 8000-skeleton before its transfer to the Vratsa Museum. Photo by Darik Radio The 8000-year-old skeleton of a young man found near the village of Ohoden has been taken to the Regional History Museum in Vratsa. The skeleton, already dubbed by the Bulgarian media as “the first European”, was discovered recently by archaeologist Georgi Ganetsovski who specializes in paleolithic settlements. It belonged to a 35-year-old man with a height of 165 cm. This is the fourth 800-year-old skeleton found in the Valoga region near Ohoden, and the first one belonging to a man....