An archaeology museum in Philadelphia has made an extraordinary find - in its own storage rooms.

The Penn Museum has rediscovered a 6,500-year-old human skeleton. The remains were originally excavated from southern Iraq around 1930.

Officials said the rare specimen was identified during efforts to digitise the museum's collection. They believe it is a man at least 50 who stood about 5ft 9in.

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