The old Indian skeleton gets the home museum after six years of excavation

A 1000 -year -old human skeleton, who was buried sitting in India, was transferred to a museum six years after its digging.

BBC mentioned Earlier this month The skeleton has been left inside the unprotected waxed cloth shelter near the pits site in West Gujarat since 2019 due to bureaucratic quarrels.

On Thursday, the skeleton was moved to a local museum, just a few miles away from the place where it was discovered.

The authorities say it will be presented to the public after the completion of administrative procedures.

“The skeleton was transferred to” caring for the utmost “and under the supervision of many experts.

He added that the officials of the archaeological survey of India (ASI) – the agency responsible for preserving archaeological research – will examine the skeleton before deciding a place and how the skeleton should be displayed in the museum.

It is currently being placed next to the reception and is fenced by a preventive barrier.

“We are likely to move it to the second floor, as a picture of the skeleton is already placed,” said Mr. Sofella.

Archaeologist Abhijit Ambacker, who discovered the skeleton, said it is happy because the important discovery is to obtain the attention it deserves.

Ambekar had told BBC earlier that the skeleton was a rare discovery as similar remains were found in only three other locations in India.

But as officials argued about who should take over the skeleton, he remained in the transformation tent near the excavation site, without protection by security guards and exposure to natural elements.

Experts say the skeleton is likely to belong to the Solanki period. The Solanki family, also known as the Chalukia Dynasty, ruled parts of Googists in the modern era between 940 to 1300 AD.

The skeleton managed to survive the passage of time because the surrounding soil remained unarmed and offered the characteristics that helped preserve it.

Mr. Ambekar said that the remains can highlight the phenomenon of “Al -Samadi’s burials” – an old burial practice between Hindus, where the esteemed characters were buried instead of burning them.