human remains
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Any discovery of human remains is taken extremely seriously," he said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Before this discovery, the earliest known human remains in northern Britain came from a 10,000-year-old burial uncovered in nearby Kent's Bank Cavern in 2013.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Updated analyses of human remains and related artifacts indicated that people may have appeared in Britain before the warming event previously thought necessary for survival there.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Two more sets of human remains were found this week, police told AFP, with media reports drawing a link to bear attacks.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Laboratory tests showed that the bones could be fifteen thousand years old—possibly the oldest human remains in the Western Hemisphere.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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