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What the hell happened to Skull Lake in India?

Located in the Himalayas in northern India, there is a mysterious “Skull Lake”, where hundreds of human bones were found to be piled up.

This “Skull Lake” was formerly known as Roopkund Lake. During the Second World War in 1942, due to melting snow, the exposed human bones were discovered by British soldiers. Since then, the lake has become famous all over the world.

In a shallow lake at the bottom of the Himalayas, there are hundreds of ancient human skeletons that are thousands of years old. At first, researchers speculated that the lake was the site of a mass suicide or landslide. But after decades of research, researchers have finally pieced together the original bones, which were first discovered in 1942, to unravel the mystery of what happened and how they were killed.

Roopkund, a picturesque place in the Himalayan Indian region, beneath its shallow icy lake is what was once a beautiful pastoral land.

When the snow and ice melt each year, hundreds of human bones are visible, and the lake formed by the melting snow is thus called Skull Lake.

For the first time in 1942, rangers in the United Kingdom discovered jumbled human skeletons on the surface of a frozen lake. Whenever summer comes and the snow melts, hundreds of skeletons will be seen floating on the water, scattered along the edge of the lake. After discovering these terrifying things by the lake, in connection with the World War II period in 1942, the British forest ranger became particularly vigilant and quickly reported the discovery of Skeleton Lake to the government.

The researchers’ first hypothesis was that the bones belonged to the corpses of Japanese soldiers who had invaded India. England was panicked by evidence of a possible Japanese invasion of India, and immediately dispatched a team of investigators to unravel the “skeleton” mystery.

The researchers found that the bones were all too old to belong to Japanese soldiers. They also learned that the hair and flesh on the bones were preserved because of the dry, cold air, but beyond that, the researchers couldn’t explain the skeletons.

There have been studies that these human bones came from South Asia, and died of unfortunate deaths after arriving here for some reason. However, with the advancement of science and technology, scientists once again conducted research on 72 human bones and found that they did not die in the same period, but accumulated over a thousand years. Some people died between the 7th and 10th centuries, and some people died They died between the 17th and 20th centuries, and they suffered death in different events.

It wasn’t until 2004, when the expedition team did a skeleton DNA analysis, that the truth behind it began to emerge. After analyzing the DNA evidence, they learned that the skeletons belonged to two groups, a family or tribe and a shorter group of people, possibly with local guides.

Spears, bamboo poles, leather clothing were found near the bones. Experts speculate that in 850 BC, a group of pilgrims, with the help of locals, died in an accident while crossing the valley.

In addition, the study concluded that they were all killed in the same way by being shot in the head. However, deep fissures in their skulls were identified as not being injured by man-made weapons. So what could have killed hundreds of people in 850 BC?

It is also possible that about 200 people were killed by the powerful hailstorm. Because they have nowhere to hide, or take cover.

It is very interesting that the naturalist Dr. Subhash Worimbe also found an oral ballad in the local Uttarakhand border, recording that the local goddess was provoked by people who did not worship, and cast iron. The story of even hard hailstones may support the possibility of major hailstorm casualties in this area.

In September 2019, a research team in the United States collected samples of these skeletons for DNA analysis. Scientists found that the samples contained three different ethnic groups, namely South Asians, Mediterranean and East Asians, but the following research overturned the previous people. conclusion that they were killed at the same time.

Radiocarbon dating shows that 23 individuals are of South Asian ancestry, dating back 800 years, while the other 14 individuals of Mediterranean ancestry have been around for 1,800 years, which makes everyone even more confused, the age is not passed , Different nationalities, how did they gather in the uninhabited plateau?

This has to wait for further scientific exploration to know.