South Australian police are exhuming the body belonging to the Somerton Man.
More than 70 years after the bloke was discovered on a South Australian beach, the Tamám Shud case is still a complete mystery.
But authorities are confident new DNA testing could be undertaken to find out the identity of the body and have ordered for his bones to be brought to the surface.
Detective Superintendent Des Bray is hopeful this new direction in the case will get them a step closer to solving it.
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"Following recovery of the remains Forensic Science SA will attempt to recover a DNA profile from the man," he said.