Expand list date August 2008 This list of national shooting records surpassing the world records is possible because of the International Shooting Sport Federation s rigid record regulations. Only competitions directly supervised by the ISSF Shooting at the Summer Olympics Olympic Games , ISSF World Shooting Championships World Championships , ISSF World Cup World Cups , World Cup Finals and continental championships are approved for setting world records. On the other hand, most member federations have more relaxed rules for their national records. This creates many more opportunities for record breaking, especially so in the non Olympic events, where World Cups are not held. In the ISSF shooting events where the world record is unbeatable men s 300 metre rifle prone and 50 metre rifle prone , men s and women s 10 metre air rifle , and men s Olympic trap trap and Olympic skeet skeet , the list of perfect scores would also be much longer if national records were included, but such cases, along with other national records merely equalling the world records, are not included here. NOTOC border 1 cellpadding 3 style font size 95 width 100 align center Rifle events Rifle Pistol events Pistol Shotgun events Shotgun Running target events Running target Rifle events style border none width 100 style vertical align top width 50 Men class wikitable style font size 95 colspan 3 style background dcdcdc 300 metre rifle three positions 1185 NOR Vebj rn Berg 2008 ref citation url http www.elverum rifleklubb.org LAPUAEuropeanCup300M tabid 10642 Default.aspx title LAPUA European Cup 300M publication date July 6, 2008 accessdate 2008 07 06 publisher Elverum Rifleklubb ref 1184 colspan 2 WR HUN SLO colspan 3 style background dcdcdc 300 metre rifle prone 600 colspan 2 WR AUT CZE DEN FIN GER ITA NOR SUI SWE USA colspan 3 style background dcdcdc 300 metre standard rifle 593 USA Jason Parker sport shooter Jason Parker 2005 ref name USA citation url http usashooting.org downloads NATIONAL ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Grand h tel Reykjav k became the tallest hotel in Iceland when construction of an additional tower was completed in 2007, surpassing the nearby Hilton hotel Reykjav k. ref http grand.is About Grand Hotel Reykjavik Grand Hotel Reykjavik offers 314 comfortable and spacious hotelrooms equipped with first class amenities ref gallery caption Pictures of Grand h tel Reykjav k File Grand hotel Reykjavik 2 RVG.JPG gallery References references coord missing Iceland Category Buildings and structures in Reykjav k ... more details
Pay is an expression used in hydrocarbon mining . It denotes a portion of a reservoir that contains economically recoverable hydrocarbons. The term derives from the possibility of paying an income surpassing the costs. Equivalent terms are pay sand or pay zone . Overall interval in which pay volumes occur is the gross pay smaller portions of the reservoir that meet further criteria for pay such as permeability and hydrocarbon saturation are net pay . Category Petroleum geology ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date October 2008 The Double Nine is a poem written by Mao Zedong in 1929. Double Ninth Festival , also called Chong Yang , is an important holiday in China. During this holiday, Chinese people usually go to the top of mountains, looking far away, as a ritual of expecting those family members who are travelling outside to come back home sooner. Man ages all too easily, not Nature br Year by year the Double Ninth returns. br On this Double Ninth, br The yellow blooms on the battle field smell sweeter. Each year the autumn wind blow fierce, br Unlike string s splendour, br Yet surpassing spring s splendour, br See the endless expanse of frosty sky and water. br DEFAULTSORT Double Ninth, The Category Chinese poems Category 1929 poems Category Works by Mao Zedong ... more details
The Royal Dano Norwegian Navy ship Sophia Amalia was named after Sophie Amalie of Brunswick L neburg Sophia Amalia , the wife of King Frederick III of Denmark Frederick III . The ship was built at Hoved en in Oslo under the direction of James Robbins and launched in 1650 . She was 51.8 meters long and at that time one of the largest naval vessels in the world. She was commissioned by King Christian IV of Denmark Christian IV specifically to surpass the Kingdom of Great Britain British ship HMS Sovereign of the Seas HMS Sovereign of the Seas . The ship was manned by a crew of 680 and had an armament of 108 guns, surpassing Sovereign of the Seas by eight guns. External links http www.mil.no start aktuelt nyheter article.jhtml?articleID 95473 Norwegian Defence web site Category Ships of the Royal Dano Norwegian Navy Sophia Amalia Denmark mil ship stub Norway mil ship stub no Sophia Amalia ... more details
orphan date September 2009 ExcelAire is an airline based at Long Island MacArthur Airport . It operates private flights around the world. Fleet Embraer Legacy Bombardier Global Express Grumman Gulfstream Hawker 850XP Beechjet 400A Sikorsky S 76 Incidents A brand new Embraer Legacy 600 was involved in a mid air collision with Gol Transportes A reos Flight 1907 , all onboard the Boeing 737 were killed, this caused the 2006 2007 Brazilian aviation crisis that started on the 26 September 2006 At the time it was Brazil s deadliest Aviation crash, surpassing VASP Flight 168 and surpassed by TAM Airlines Flight 3054 at Congonhas S o Paulo Airport on July the 17th 2007. External links http www.excelaire.com jetcharter.htm Category Airlines of the United States ... more details
It Takes the Irish to Beat the Dutch is a song written in 1903 by Edward Madden and Theodore Morse . The song has several verses, each of them filled with stereotypical Irish bragging about their supposed superiority to Germans Dutch in old fashioned terminology . The chorus is in the form of a Limerick . Sample lyric The Germans are a mighty race improving every year They lead the world in science, sauerkraut, and lager beer But there s a race surpassing them in this world and the next And on the tomb of Germany someday you ll read this text It takes the Irish to beat the Dutch What the Irish can t accomplish it don t amount to much With their scientific tricks They could never fool the Micks You can bet it takes the Irish to beat the Dutch External links http www.archive.org download BillyMurray part2 BillyMurray ItTakestheIrishtoBeattheDutch 2.mp3 One of Billy Murray s recordings of the song Category 1903 songs Category Billy Murray songs ... more details
BLP sources date December 2010 Pietro Leonardi born 29 December 1963 in Rome is an Italy Italian businessman, currently serving as sporting and managing director of Italian association football club Parma F.C. . Career He began his career as sporting director at Pol. Monterotondo Calcio Polisportiva Monterotondo Calcio , where he spent three seasons in Serie D in the early 1990s. After a brief spell at L Aquila Calcio , he went to Empoli F.C. Empoli , who played in Serie B , with whom he achieved promotion to Serie A . He then spent a few months at Calcio Savoia , before moving to Juventus in 2000, taking up the position as the director of youth development. He left the Turin based side in 2004 became director general at Reggiana , before moving to Udinese , to Cisco Roma and back to Udinese again. In June 2009, he joined Parma F.C. Parma . He was initially appointed general manager, but promoted to managing director in October 2009 by the shareholders and was given the power to sign players and control the finances after a successful start under his stewardship. ref cite web url http www.goal.com en news 10 italy 2009 10 20 1573068 pietro leonardi parma are surpassing expectations in serie a title Pietro Leonardi Parma Are Surpassing Expectations In Serie A publisher goal.com accessdate 2010 11 15 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Leonardi, Pietro ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 29 December 1963 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Leonardi, Pietro Category Living people Category 1963 births Category People from Rome it Pietro Leonardi ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Mester de Clerec a Ministry of Clergy is a Castilian language Castilian Spanish literature literature genre that can be understood as an opposition and surpassing of Mester de Juglar a . It was cultivated in the 13th century by Spanish clergy men. Unlike Mester de Juglar a, Mester de Clerec a was written on paper, not Anonymity anonymous , with regular metre the cuaderna v a and done by educated authors. Also the topics are more serious religious, historical and novelesque. The stanzas in them are composed of 4 alejandrinos which contain 14 syllables each. The most famous authors of this period are Gonzalo de Berceo and Arcipreste de Hita . The Poema de Fern n Gonz lez is an example of anonymous mester de clerec a. DEFAULTSORT Mester De Clerecia Category Medieval literature Category Spanish literature Lit stub ca Mester de Clerecia cs Mester de Clerec a es Mester de Clerec a oc Mesti r de clerecia ... more details
You may be looking for Adelbert Steiner Final Fantasy IX Adelbert Steiner character of the Final Fantasy game. Albert Steiner 1877 1965 was one of Switzerland s outstanding 20th century photographers. His landscape photographs taken in the Engadine, where he lived and worked for 46 years, are unique on an international as well as a national level. They have had a major influence on an awareness of Switzerland as an unspoiled alpine country of surpassing beauty. Inspired by painters such as Giovanni Segantini and Ferdinand Hodler, Steiner took pictures that reveal a profound respect for and love of nature, as well as a tireless search for timeless beauty and metaphysical truth. His meticulously structured, light saturated compositions are expressive witnesses of his experience of human insignificance in the face of the greatness and sublimity of the mountain world. Surprisingly, up till now Steiner s work has not been accorded the appreciation it deserves. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Steiner, Albert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1877 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1965 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Steiner, Albert Category 1877 births Category 1965 deaths Category Swiss photographers ... more details
20 Minuten lang en 20 Minutes is a free German language daily newspaper in Switzerland , distributed to commuter s at over 150 train stations across the country. The newspaper was first published in 1999 by 20 Minuten Schweiz AG . The direct competitor Metro International metropol was available in Switzerland between 2000 and 2002. Since 2005, 20 Minuten has been owned by Express Zeitung AG which is a jointly owned by Tamedia group majority holding and Berner Zeitung 17.5 . In the German speaking parts of Switzerland specific editions are made for the regions of Zurich , Bern , Lucerne , Basel and St. Gallen . Since September 2004, the German edition which comes in a Tabloid newspaper format tabloid format has been the most widely read daily in Switzerland, surpassing Blick . The audited distribution in 2004 was 329,242 WEMF and it had a readership of an estimated 782,000. See also 20 minutes Switzerland External links http www.20min.ch Online edition de icon http www.tamedia.ch dyn d zeitungen 461156.html 20 Minuten Profile on the website of Tamedia de icon Switzerland newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in Switzerland Category German language newspapers Category Free daily newspapers Category Publications established in 1999 Category 1999 establishments in Switzerland de 20 Minuten eo 20 Minuten fr 20 minutes ... more details
Gothstock is a 2 day festival held in Hartford, Connecticut showcasing industrial music industrial , black metal , gothic rock gothic , and other related genre musical groups. The event consists of 2 stages, with 40 bands, which have included international acts such as The Genitorturers and The Cr xshadows . Image gothstock.jpg thumb Gothstock Logo circa. 2005 About Gothstock GothStock Music Festival in which Independent Musicians Take Charge of Their Own Career . As an answer to the major records labels suffering from the sluggish sales and lack of interest to new music, independent companies are pulling together in effort to create an event worthy and surpassing the major ones. Gothstock is featuring over 40 different artists from all over the country including acts as Genutorturers, Cr xshadows, The Last Dance, Bella Morte, Carfax Abbey, Dead Emotion, Ego Likeness, TENEbRAE and more. GothStock is geared up for people of different subcultures to come together raising awareness for a peaceful community that supports children, medical illness and animal rights. A portion of the profits of this event will go to charities that support that cause. External links http gothstock.com Gothstock.com Category Music festivals in the United States Category Metal festivals Category Rock festivals in the United States Category Goth festivals ... more details
The Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party Partito Socialista Democratico Indipendente Sammarinese , PSDIS was a social democracy social democratic political party in San Marino . Its Italian counterpart was the Italian Democratic Socialist Party . It was founded on 14 April 1957 following a split from the Sammarinese Socialist Party PSS , which emerged when Alvaro Casali , secretary of PSS and editor of Il Nuovo Titano was expelled from that party. The issue behind the split was that the minority around Casali wanted to break the cooperation between PSS and the Sammarinese Communist Party PCS . Four members of the Grand and General Council Domenico Forcellini , Giuseppe Forcellini , Federico Micheloni and Pio Galassi followed Casali into PSDIS. The party, which was later transformed into the United Socialist Party San Marino United Socialist Party , gained always more than 10 of the vote from a low of 11.1 in 1978 and 15.4 in 1974 , often surpassing the PSS. Since 1957 the party entered in a coalition government together with the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party PDCS and in the early 1990s finally merged with the PSS, who had distanced itself from the PCS and also become a coalition partner of the PDCS. ref http www.parties and elections.de sanmarino2.html ref References Reflist Category Political parties established in 1957 Category Political parties in San Marino Category Social democratic parties it Partito Socialista Indipendente Sammarinese ... more details
Infobox Film name Darpan Chaya image DarpanChaya.jpg caption Promotional Poster director Tulsi Ghimire producer Shrawan Ghimire writer Tulsi Ghimire released 1 September 2001 Nepal language Nepali language Nepali country Nepal Darpan Chaya Nepali language Nepali , a multi award winning blockbuster, is a successful 2001 in film 2001 Nepal i film directed by Tulsi Ghimire , starring Dilip Rayamajhi , Niruta Singh , Uttam Pradhan and Tulsi Ghimire. Darpan Chaya is considered to be one of the best Nepali movies. It grossed NRs 70 million at the box office, surpassing Tulsi Ghimire s own 1987 classic Kusume Rumal to become the highest grossing movie of all time. ref http www.enasha.com article.php?id 533 ref The soundtrack of the film, with music composed by Ranjit Gazmer , became hugely popular. ref http sikkimdarjeelingkalimpong.blogspot.com 2007 05 nepali madal man in mumbai.html ref Cast Dilip Rayamajhi as Raj Niruta Singh as Smriti Uttam Pradhan as Abhishek Tulsi Ghimire as Smriti s dad References Reflist See also List of Nepalese films External links imdb title 1161732 Category Nepalese films Category Nepali language films Category 2000s drama films Category 2001 films 2000s drama film stub ... more details
Oromia International Bank is a private bank established in Ethiopia on September 18, 2008 ref cite web title Oromia International Bank S.C url http www.orointbank.com ref . Oromia International Bank OIB started its operation on October 25, 2008 with a capital of 110 million Ethiopian birr Br , surpassing the minimum capital requirement by 35 million Br. With its headquarters located inside Dembel City Centre, on Africa Avenue Bole Road , this Bank is chiefly promoted by Yemiru Nega, developer of Dembel and majority shareholder and general manager of Yencomad Construction ref http www.addisfortune.com Central 20Bank 20Gives 20Green 20Light 20to 20Two 20New 20Banks.htm Oromia International bank ref . Established with the commercial banking business objectives, OIB aims to undertake a universal commercial banking service such as deposit mobilization, lending of money, remittance service, and international banking services. References references Category Banks of Ethiopia Category Banks with year of establishment missing Category Oromia Region Ethiopia stub Africa bank stub ... more details
ukasz Czapla born December 8, 1982 in Krak w is a Poland Polish Shooting sports sport shooter , a four time World champion and a former holder of the world record in 10 metre running target mixed . He holds all four Polish running target records, three of them List of national shooting records surpassing the world records higher than the world records . Czapla won 50 metre running target , 50 metre running target mixed and 10 metre running target mixed at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships , and successfully defended the 10 metre mixed title at the 2008 World Running Target Championships . External links http www.lukaszczapla.pl Site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Czapla, ukasz ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Polish sport shooter DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Krak w, Poland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Czapla, Lukasz Category 1982 births Category Living people Category Polish sport shooters Category Running target shooters Sportshooting bio stub Poland sport bio stub pl ukasz Czapla fi ukasz Czapla ... more details
Review date February 2008 Archaeological Study Bible An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History , first published in 2005 by Zondervan ISBN 9780310926054 , is a study Bible with reference materials that highlight archaeological, historical, and cultural research related to various passages. It uses the New International Version translation of the Bible text and was edited by Walter Kaiser, Jr. and Duane Garrett . It has been noted as surpassing Zondervan s NIV Study Bible which had been the top selling study Bible for more than twenty years, ref cite news first Ann last Rodgers title Heavens, there are lots of Bibles url http www.signonsandiego.com uniontrib 20070609 news 1c09bible.html work The San Diego Union Tribune publisher signonsandiego.com date 2007 06 09 accessdate 2008 02 21 ref and was awarded the 2007 Gold Medallion Book Award for Bibles. ref http www.ecpa.org christianbookawards cba2007.php 2007 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners ref References reflist External links http www.archaeologicalstudybible.com Official website Category Study Bibles Category 2005 books Category 2005 in religion Category Zondervan books ... more details
Infobox Company company name Vinaphone company logo Image vinaphone logo.png 270px company type Subsidiary of VNPT parent VNPT slogan Non stop expanding foundation June 26, 1996 location Hanoi , Vietnam key people num employees industry Mobile phone Mobile telecommunications revenue net income products Mobile networks, Telecom services homepage http www.vinaphone.com.vn www.vinaphone.com.vn Vinaphone is a Vietnamese major mobile network operator headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Founded on June 26, 1996, as a GSM launcher, Vinaphone is the second network after MobiFone and third largest telecommunications provider in Vietnam, contributing 20 to the total mobile communication market after MobiFone with 41 , Viettel Mobile with 34 and surpassing S Fone with 3 ref http www.mobifone.com.vn web vn home mobifone history.jsp Mobifone Portal New Value Added Service Bot generated title ref . History Empty section date July 2010 Popularity Vinaphone is considered Operator of State Servants as most of its subscribers are civil service employees ref http www.vnexpress.net GL Kinh doanh Kinh nghiem 2008 04 3BA015B3 ref . References references External links http vinaphone.com.vn Vinaphone Official Site Category Companies of Vietnam Category Economy of Hanoi vietnam stub sv Vinaphone vi C ng ty D ch v Vi n th ng ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date June 2008 Gate City Bank is a mutually owned banking organization that was started in 1923 by eight citizens of the state of North Dakota . The company was created as Gate City Building & Loan Association in Fargo, North Dakota. Fargo is still the company s corporate headquarters today. The bank s advertising focuses on part of their mission statement, which promotes Gate City as being For A Better Way Of Life. Gate City Bank has 32 locations in 19 North Dakota and western Minnesota communities. Included in those 32 locations is a Virtual Office that serves as the company s Internet based banking service area. The bank opened two new locations in Minnesota in the summer of 2009, in the communities of Fergus Falls and Alexandria. In 2008, the bank celebrated its 85th anniversary by surpassing the 1 billion mark in total assets for the first time. The company employs approximately 400 people throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. It is governed by a six member Board of Directors. The current Chairman of the Board President CEO is Steven J. Swiontek. External links https www.gatecitybank.com home home Official web site Category Banks based in North Dakota Category Companies established in 1923 ... more details
Expand German topic geo date December 2010 No footnotes date April 2009 Liurai is a ruler s title on Timor . The word is Tetun and literally means surpassing the earth . It is originally associated with Wehali , a ritually central kingdom situated at the south coast of Central Timor now included in Indonesia . The sacral lord of Wehali, the Maromak Oan son of God enjoyed a ritually passive role, and he kept the Liurai as the executive ruler of the land. In the same way, the rulers of two other important princedoms, Sonbai in West Timor and Likusaen Liquica in East Timor , were often referred as Liurais, which indicated a symbolic tripartition of the island. In later history, especially in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term Liurai underwent a process of inflation. By this time it denoted any ruler in the Portuguese part of Timor, great or small. The Liurai families have kept a certain role in Timorese society until recent times. References H. G. Schulte Nordholt 1971 , The Political System of the Atoni of Timor . The Hague M. Nijhoff. Tom Therik 2004 , Wehali, the Female Land Traditions of a Timorese Ritual Centre . ANU Pandanus Books. Category History of East Timor de Liurai pt Liurai ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox building name Icono Tower image image size 200px caption View of Icono in 2011 location Asuncion , Paraguay latd 25.2843 latm lats latNS S longd 57.6174 longm longs longEW W iso region PY source eswiki coordinates display title status start date 2006 completion date est completion 2011 opening building type Residential antenna spire roof convert 136 m ft 0 top floor floor count 37 elevator count cost floor area architect structural engineer main contractor developer owner management references The Icono Tower is a building under construction in Asuncion , Paraguay . When finished, the structure will stand at a height of convert 136 m ft and 37 storey stories ref es http www.skyscrapercity.com showthread.php?t 637034 Icono Tower on SSC ref it will be the tallest building in Paraguay , surpassing current Wilson Tower . It is estimated to be completed in 2011. References reflist External links http www.icono.com.py Icono Tower Category Skyscrapers in Paraguay Category Skyscrapers in Asunci n Category Asunci n Paraguay struct stub es Torre cono ... more details
Onesource date November 2009 Sarah Louise Clarke b. 28 March 1982, Croydon , Surrey , England , United Kingdom is a Women s cricket cricketer who played 6 one day internationals for the England women s cricket team from her debut against Scotland in August 2001 to her last game to date against India at Pune in January 2002. She made a top score of 66 not out against Scotland in the European cup and took 5 wickets at 16.8 with her leg spin bowling, including a spell of 4 for 15 against Ireland in the same competition. Her best bowling figures of 6 for 11 for her club side Purley Redoubtables came against Leeds & Broomfield in 2010, surpassing her previous best of 6 17 in the ECB Cup semi final of 2001 against North Riding WCC. External links http content.cricinfo.com england content player 53883.html Sarah Clarke at cricinfo Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Clarke, Sarah ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clarkie SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 28 March 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Clarke, Sarah Category 1982 births Category People from Croydon Category Living people Category English women cricketers Category England women One Day International cricketers England cricket bio 1980s stub ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 Infobox building name Kuching Tower image caption location Kuching , Malaysia coordinates status start date 2007 completion date est completion 2009 opening building type Mixed use antenna spire convert 150 m ft abbr on roof top floor floor count 50 elevator count cost United states dollar US 50 million floor area convert 98000 m2 0 abbr on architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill structural engineer The Kuching City Tower officially known as Menara Kuching is a building under construction in the city of Kuching , Malaysia . Upon completion, it will be the tallest building in Borneo , surpassing Wisma Sanyan in Sibu . This 39 story tower glass sculpture that reaches 150 meters high is located in Kuching , Sarawak . Construction of the building appears to be halted as of June 2010. cite See also List of towers coord missing Malaysia Category Skyscrapers in Malaysia ... more details
The 2010 Holland Series saw DOOR Neptunus defeat Amsterdam Pirates L&D Amsterdam , 4 games to 2, to win the club s 13th Dutch Championship, surpassing now defunct Haarlem Nicols 12, and their 2009 Holland Series second in a row . The MVP of the series was Australian pitcher Dushan Ruzic of Neptunus, who won Game 2, going 4.2 innings in relief, and Game 5, going 2 innings in relief. He also earned the save in Game 3, going 2.2 innings to close the game, and over series went a total of 9 shut out innings with 10 strikeouts and 2 walks on 2 hits. ref http www.mister baseball.com holland series door neptunus clinches dutch 2010 title game 6 ref Neptunus enjoyed 3 come from behind victories over Amsterdam in the 6 game series. ref http baseballdeworld.com 2010 09 22 holland door neptunus wins 2010 dutch title ref References reflist 30em Holland Series Europe baseball stub ... more details
Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins , Shiraho Saonetabaru Doketsu Iseki is an archeological site located on Ishigaki Island of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan . It was discovered in 2007 when plans for the New Ishigaki Airport were being developed. Remains of human heads, feet, arms were found, in all 9 bones, by the Okinawa Limestone Cave Association. ref http www.asahi.com science update 0204 SEB201002040007.html ref Researchers from the Ryukyu University as well as Tokyo University came and used radiocarbon dating on the bones, one man s skull bones between 20 30 years was found to be some 20,000 years ago, another two items found to be 18,000 years of age. This would make these bones the oldest ever found in Japanese territory, surpassing those of the Hamakita Site of Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka s Negata Cave, which were found to date to some 14,000 years ago. ref http www.okinawatimes.co.jp article 2010 02 04 2650 ref References reflist Category Archaeology of Japan ja ... more details