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The ancient remains of a young man and part of his bow have been discovered near Warm Springs campground.

Officials have yet to date the jawbone, ribs and other bone fragments but say they are

historic. “It’s not somebody modern day,” said Walter Kemp, pathologist at the state crime lab in Missoula.

The remains have been turned over to state archeologist Stan Wilmoth with the Montana Historical Society, who suspects they are less than 2,000 years old and from a Native American man.

“An awful lot of different groups would have been in the area,” he said. Those tribes include Shoshone, Salish and Blackfeet.

State officials were called in after a camper spotted the remains about two weeks ago, Anaconda Police Chief Tim Barkell said.

“There were a few other bones protruding from the bank,” Barkell said, along the side of a road near a

campground.

It is the first time remains have been found in that area.

Police called Kemp after recognizing the mandible. The bones and parts of a bow, which was likely buried with the body, were covered with a pile of rocks.