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Roopkund (locally known as Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) [1] is a high altitude glacial lake in the Uttarakhand state of India.It lies in the lap of Trishul massif.Located in the Himalayas, the area around the lake is uninhabited and is roughly at an altitude of 5,020 metres (16,470 ft), [1] surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow-clad mountains.
In 1942, an Indian forest official discovered the skeletal remains scattered in and around the lake. He reported the strange discovery, but it wasn't made public until the late 1950s.
However, Brooks found that no skeleton measured more than 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). Brooks concluded that since Reid estimated the heights of these skeletons by measuring their femurs against his thigh, his overestimate likely occurred because he was unaware that the head of the femur is inserted in the pelvic socket and does not extend outward. [27]
As if the scene were pulled straight from a spooky movie this Halloween season, archaeologists have just discovered the skeletons of more than 14 people in an "incredibly rare" 5,000-year-old tomb.
Indian Lake is an artificial reservoir; the remains of a Christian church and other town buildings lie beneath its surface. Local legend tells the story of Stacey Graves, a young Indian girl who was accused of being a witch. Stacey cannot enter the waters of the lake because it is a Christian burial ground. Indian Lake abuts a national forest ...
PROVO, Utah (KSTU) — Human remains and countless ancient artifacts are just some of the items archaeologists have uncovered near Utah Lake. They are searching for traces of the past at an ...
Early maps show an “Indian Trail” running from Fisheating Creek that crossed the wetlands east of Lake Flirt (and south of the Ortona site) at a ford. The Seminole Wars Fort Thompson was located at the rapids below (west of) Lake Flirt. [8] The two canals were fed by a slough called Turkey Creek, which flowed towards the mounds from the north.
The lake is about 5,100 acres, making it the third largest lake in Ohio, behind Grand Lake St. Marys (13,500 acres) in Auglaize and Mercer counties and Mosquito Creek Lake (7,850 acres) in ...