The oldest human fossils on Japan's mainland were found in a limestone quarry near Hamakita, 40 km east of Ushikawa.

The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan. When you purchase through links ...

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A 2,000-year-old bone box etched with the name of Jesus Christ's brother, discovered in Israel, is now on display in the US. The limestone box has the words 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus ...

The limestone box, or ossuary, features the inscription 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus,' written in ancient Aramaic. Because the names correspond to those of Jesus of Nazareth's brother ...

In the 1950s, when they were discovered, the Ushikawa fossils were identified as parts of a human humerus (upper arm bone) and femur (leg bone), believed to be over 20,000 years old ...