Human skulls found in Dharwar
Around 60 to 75 human skeletons were recovered from the outskirts of Annagiri town in Karanataka's Dharwar District.
The first 20 skeletons were discovered on Saturday when municipal corporation workers were digging the area for widening the drainage system.
The skeletons were buried in a very systematic manner.
"On the northern side, one can see only the systematic burial of the heads, and in the southern side you can see the burial of large number of them in a single layer, the legs and hands, and other parts of the body," said S. Shreya, a professor of archaeology in Karnataka University.
The skeletons had been dismembered at the time of burial, as all the skulls were recovered from one site whereas the other parts of the skeletons were found buried at a nearby spot adjacent to the drainage system.
A retired Geologist T. Shetty suspects that the skeletons were buried following a battle fought during the British period.
Image: A worker unearths many human skulls while digging a small canal in Annigeri of Navalgund Taluk near Hubli on Aug 29, 2010.
Text: ANI
Images: PTI
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