The old Indian skeleton is still awaiting the permanent address

The 1000 -year -old human skeleton is still buried in sitting in India without a museum to house it due to bureaucratic quarrels, six years after its discovery.

Archaeologist Abhijit America discovered a great discovery in 2019, when he discovered a human skull summit during exploration in Western Gujarat.

While his team was digging deeper, they found that the well -reserved remains in a hole appeared to be a contemplative position. Similar remains are found in only three locations in India.

But officials are still arguing about who should take responsibility for the skeleton. It remains in a temporary shelter – not far from a new museum of local archeology.

Abhijit Ambekar says the skeleton – located in the town of Vadnagar – 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 right arm of the skeleton settled on his lap and put his left arm in the air, as if he was resting on a stick.

“The skeleton is a very valuable discovery, not only for Fadenjar but for the whole country. It can help us understand how our ancestors lived, and they reveal details about the past unknown.”

He has not yet found a suitable place to rest, despite its archaeological importance, appears to be descending to the red tape.

Mr. Ambekar says that the Gojarat government plan for all the artifacts that were excavated by Fadadjar were placed in local museums.

It says about 9,000 artifacts, including the skeleton, which were dug from Fadenjar between 2016 and 2022 by ASI and was handed over to the Gojarat government in local museums – with the exception of the skeleton.

However, the state government says the skeleton is still in the ASI possession.

“Due to the appropriate process, the (skeleton) was not placed in the museum,” Panakaj Sharma, Director of the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in the state, told the BBC.

Yadubir Singh Rawat, the ASI general manager, did not answer BBC questions on this topic.

The authorities of the state, the main secretary of the state’s sports, youth and cultural activities department, said the authorities were working to convert the skeleton into a museum as soon as possible.

Mr. Amkar says that the skeleton was a long time, adding that it took two months to complete it. Various tools are used to clean the soil carefully and edit the skeleton from its old grave.

It is currently located in the waxed cloth in Fadenjar, without protection by security guards and are exposed to natural elements. Local residents sometimes bring relatives and friends to see the skeleton – a curiosity that shed light on the city, who is also the birthplace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The interesting thing is that a short distance is a short distance is the new archaeological museum – which was opened by the Indian Minister of the Interior in January.

According to a government press statement, the museum was built at a cost of $ 35 million and spread over 12,500 square meters. He is proud to display the “Vadnagar History of 2500 years old with more than 5,000 artifacts, including ceramics, coins, tools and bone remains.”

While the museum has a huge framed image of the skeleton, it does not include actual residue.

Vadnagar is a historically important area in Gojarat, and ASI has found the effects of human settlements dating back more than 2000 years. Mr. Ambekar says parts of the dirt rampt that is believed to be built by the first settlers in the area is present to this day.

The excavations also revealed the remains of the old Buddhist monasteries and studas. These and other results – such as tracutta statues, coin, shelling jewelry and copper panels – helped – archaeologists create seven sequences or cultural stages in the region, starting from about the second century BC and acquaintance along the way to the nineteenth century AD.

Mr. Ambekar says that the era of the skeleton he found and his team was estimated based on the analysis of his teeth and a class study of the excavation site. The layer includes the study of rock deposits or earth layers to determine their age. Then this is used to create the chronology of historical events or the approximate age of handicrafts.

He says: “DNA analysis tells us that the skeleton of local origin and belongs to a man in his forties, but more studies must be conducted to understand his diet and lifestyle, which in turn will give us a better understanding of the region because it was 1000 years ago.”

It can also shed light on the phenomenon of “broiler burials” – an old burial practice between Hindus, where the esteemed characters were buried instead of burning them, says Mr. Amir.

He adds that the skeleton has managed to escape the passage of time because the surrounding soil remained unarmed and offered the characteristics that prevent structural decay.

The skeleton out of the site and its transfer to its current location was not an easy task. First, a mass of the ground is cut with the skeleton covered inside the surrounding soil. The skeleton and soil were treated with various chemicals to unify their structures. Then the Earth’s mass was placed in a wooden box filled with wet clay and a lever was used to move the box to its current location.

Mr. Amker says that the entire operation took six days to complete it.

The skeleton will find a place in the museum soon. But he adds that he will need mechanisms to control the temperature and moisture of the space to prevent the decomposition of the skeleton.

BBC has talked about similar feelings and blamed the “red tape” in the skeleton.

“We are proud of the ancient history of Fadenjar, but this treatment of 1000 -year -old skeleton is deeply anxious. What is the goal of building the museum if you leave unique ancient times outside under a plastic roof?” The resident of Fadenjar Jessang Thakur said.

Another resident, Bethaji Thakur, said he believed that the skeleton could attract tourists from all over the world to Fadenjar.

“Where else will you see something like this?”