Mystery bone giant clock atop the Himalayas

Once a year, when the sun melted the ice layer covering the lake Roopkund, the Himalayan peak, hundreds of human bones appeared, the sprawling middle of the lake.

Lake bone giant roof of the world

Ho Roopkund is a beautiful tourist destination with picturesque landscape, lies at an altitude over 5,000 meters above sea level atop the Himalayas, the territory of India. Most of the time of the year, the lake is covered with snow white screen and frozen. Only briefly in the spring of each year, the lake is rather revealing shirt and thin "skin" your.

And at the moment, we have discovered a great mystery, full of strange lake Roopkund. It was in 1942, when the rangers northern India when to watch Roopkund at the ice melt was accidentally discovered more than 200 human skeletons in a corner of the lake. Most of the bones are intact. Then we proceed to consider and count the discovery that there are more than 800 skeletons of many different sizes in the lake Roopkund.

Immediately, the news was spread and resonate around the world. Because the lake is located in the capital Roopkund than 5000m high, is not inhabited, so the bone has a huge lake between the vast land of heaven is indeed an amazing thing. Furthermore, most of the time in the lake were covered with ice so the sight of the skeletons appear only once makes the attraction of the more mysterious it becomes larger.

And the giant bone around the lake is full of mysterious legends. One of them has it that in ancient times, King of Kannaji the Queen, their children and their courtiers pull together to open up Himalayas spiritual home eating dinner. The opening banquet of the King eating and courtiers had offended the goddess Nandadevi for Himalaya mountain which is sacred, not enjoyment. Anger over such prohibitions violate the sacred lands of the goddess Nandadevi should have allowed a shower of huge rocks, poured right down the party of the other kings sassy.

Hail that killed everyone in the party and then burying them in the lake Roopkund buried, over thousands of years that the rest of this skeleton. Prior information on a bone giant lake on the legendary Himalayan peaks along with the appeal of the legendary story, the scientists also discovered that people who like adventure, start times on the lake Roopkund to find the story behind after bone giant clock atop the roof of the world.

Discover the scientists

Due to the research extremely difficult and complex, virtually all approaches to bone giant lake just at observing, exploring them down at the snow melts. Right until in 2003, scientists of the Department of Archaeology, Academy Deccancollege, India can coordinate with other German scientists and Channel Television with National Geographic to watch bones to carry back film studies.

And even in this day of filming, the weather is extremely harsh place, affect the work progress, even dangerous both to the lives of those who participated in the study.

At a height of over 5000 m above sea level, climate change on lakes Roopkund extremely erratic with rain, wind constantly. In addition, the rarefied air causing breathing difficulties and severe impact on the health of the scientists. After filming and collect the bones for study in 2003 but not until late in 2007, using the most modern facilities for analysis, the mystery of the giant lake new bone gradually reveal .

After you explore the skeleton, the scientists found some glass bracelets, rings, leather and cane body structure, not military weapons. Also, when checking the bodies at the scene, the researchers found that at the top of the remains of which have a very deep cracks. The fatal wound was not caused by mountain landslides or avalanches caused by the object that is round like shuttlecock hit. The wounds are located on top of the victim.

In the other bones of the body has no wounds. Since then, scientists predict that the first step, more than 800 people were buried under the lake Roopkund may have died due to a large hail, suddenly making them no time to find places to hide. However, the question was posed more than 800 people who it was, why on this rugged mountain and to suffer death from the terrible hail?

In 31 human skeletons still see the hair, nails and sent back to the Center of Molecular Biology in Hyderabad, India to test and select the bone, flesh for DNA testing, the scientists discovered a very strange feature that is on top of these people have a bone to protrude from his forehead. Accordingly, the scientists determined these people are residents of the Maharashtra, central India.

Further analysis, the scientists discovered 31 skeletons have three DNA strands form a very strange mutations not seen elsewhere in the world but only in groups of migrants in Maharashtra. Three mutant forms are the same three-person show is the same family and residential areas are Maharashtra, India.So there are groups on blood ties together. In addition, the 800 skeletons lying on the lake bottom, the researchers discovered that they were divided into two main groups. A group with more than a skeleton skeleton loud, that the body of the person subject to robust form.

Another group have smaller bones. This group has little more than skeletons. To sum up all the analysis, the scientists went to summarize that: More than 800 people under the lake Roopkund India who migrated to the lake Roopkund pilgrimage. People with smaller body shape may be the people living around it and the instructions for this group of pilgrims.

Regarding the cause of death of more than 800 people, the scientists said they were not infected but die at the same time. Maybe, a rain of stone with tremendous speed (probably more than 160km / h) has suddenly happened to make these people do not keep looking for places to hide and die. A few of them were wounded and later died of hunger and cold.

Duration of hail occurs is around 850, which is more than 1000 years ago. The skeleton is intact due to the preservation of ice in the low temperature of the lake Roopkund.

The hail occurred with great speed kill hundreds of people is entirely possible place for the Guinness world record, in 1986 in Bangladesh occurred a terrible hail, rain weighing 1kg rock, causing the deaths of 92 people. Therefore, scientists believe it can, a shower of stones with great speed similar has happened before, especially in high mountain peaks of the Himalaya.

Although the secret of bone giant clock atop the roof of the world are the scientists explain the appeal of the lake but a huge bone still does not stop there. Furthermore, the application of bone Roopkund appear only once a year it becomes more attractive for those who want to explore and witness them down one of a kind in the world. Is sacred, but hundreds of people have suffered a tragic death as natural disasters should also be considered here is the prayer of many people.

Scientists themselves, after the study is complete and return the bones of the lake Roopkund so they can live as a witness to its history. Today, every year, just to back up an appointment, when the ice layer covering the lake melts the moment hundreds of thousands of tourists to sightseeing adventure.And that is when hundreds of religious believers, gathered here to pray.