Ancient Skeleton Discovered in Sri Lankan Cave A complete human
skeleton has been excavated from a cave in western Sri Lanka.
Discovered in the Fa Hien Cave in the district of Kalutara,
Western Province, Sri Lanka, the skeleton, thought to be a Homo
sapien, could be the oldest found in South Asia so far. Items
found in the same layer as the skeleton have been dated back
37,000 years, suggesting that the skeleton is likely around the
same age. To find out for sure, officials plan to get it carbon-
dated. Stone tools were found with the skeleton, as well as
ornaments made of beads and weapons made of animal bone. These
discoveries are helping to build a picture of the eating habits
and rituals of these ancient people. Although human remains were
found at the cave in the 1960′s and 1980′s, this find, made a
few days ago, represents the first complete pre-historic human
skeleton discovered in Sri Lanka.