ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains
Technical term used in archaeology and anthropology to refer to excavated human bones from ancient times.
この遺跡からは多数の古人骨が出土した。
Many ancient human skeletons were excavated from this site.
Compound of 古 (old, ancient), 人 (human), and 骨 (bone). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is straightforwardly descriptive.