The state archaeology office has determined that the top part of a human skull found in the Chilkat River near 9 Mile last month was from an adult who died at least 10 years ago.
The skull fragment is too weathered to be tested for DNA, said archaeologist Joan Dale, who studied photos of it sent by Haines state trooper Josh Bentz. “We don’t know its exact age, but it’s not really recent. If there…