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A 6,000-Year-Old Skull Discovered In Taiwan May Support The Legend Of An Indigenous Tribe

Are these remains evidence of a long lost Taiwanese tribe that is referred in many legends?

Oct 13, 2022
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There are legends of a tribe of short, dark-skinned people who formerly lived in Taiwan's mountains that have been passed down through the years. A 6,000-year-old skull and femur bones discovered1 by an international team of researchers in a cave in a mountainous region of Taiwan may demonstrate the presence of this long-extinct Indigenous group. The gro…

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