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Construction resumed today on an office complex where bones of a Native American man were discovered.
The remains, estimated to be between 200 and 500 years old, were turned over to the Juaneno Band of Mission Indians for reburial nearby, a city official said.
Tom Tomlinson, planning director, said the discovery halted work yesterday on the 142,000-square-foot office complex. The bones, which were 12 feet down, seemed to be from one person, and no other artifacts were found, Tomlinson said.
The bones were found near Junipero Serra and Camino Capistrano roads in an area once covered by old Highway 101. When Interstate 5 was built to replace it, the roadway was shifted, Tomlinson said.
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