Overview
- The man told police he deposited the glass case outside the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Speyer after finding it during a house clearance.
- He said the human remains were archaeological items his mother discovered decades ago in South America and later brought to Germany.
- Police described the account as credible and said the matter has been forwarded to the public prosecutor for assessment.
- The display, left during the night of October 3 to 4, contained skull fragments, a mummified arm, and clothing remnants.
- An initial specialist assessment had suggested the materials could be at least 1,000 years old, prompting the earlier public appeal for information.