Buddha's bones on display to public
The bones were found during the 1958-1962 excavation by noted archaeologist AS Altekar of a Buddhist monastery at Vaishaligarh, 35 kilometres from Patna, capital of the Bihar state. "The bones of Lord Buddha were found in a casket made of a stone along with a gold plate, zinc coin and glass beads," Ms Aggrawal said. The bones have been authenticated by archaeologists.
Did not know that they had discovered Buddha's bones.
Comments (3)
Hm.. I wonder how archaeologists could have authenticated the bones. Forensic scientists - yes, but archeologists?
Posted by Srijith | May 17, 2003 2:55 AM
Posted on May 17, 2003 02:55
Srijith, In India there is a lab in Lucknow I think, which does the carbon dating related stuff. I remember reading about it during the Gulf of Cambay excavations.
Posted by JK | May 17, 2003 9:29 AM
Posted on May 17, 2003 09:29
Ah, so there is a lab still involved. I thought the archaelogists alone dated the remains, which was suspicious :)
Posted by Srijith | May 17, 2003 7:56 PM
Posted on May 17, 2003 19:56