Two human bones found during a home renovation on the 700 block of Kilbourne Road March 12 in Columbia have proven to have no forensic value and are likely historical in nature.
The announcement was made by Naida Rutherford, Richland County Coroner, after DNA tests were performed.
“Our investigation indicates the recovered bones are probably of archaeological origins and were collected in another country,” said William Stevens, forensic anthropologist, who assisted in the investigation along with Forensic Anthropologist Madeline Atwell, both with the Richland County Coroner’s Office. “Our team will undertake further testing to confirm their source and pursue return or repatriation of the remains to the country of origin.”…