British experts examine prehistoric skeleton found in Sri Lanka

Colombo, July 2 (Xinhua-ANI): A group of British experts from Cambridge university started research on the prehistoric skeleton found in Sri Lanka, the Archeological Department said on Monday.

Director General of Sri Lanka's Archeological Department Senarath Dassanayake told Xinhua that bio- anthropologists from the Cambridge University are researching on the prehistoric skeleton found in an ancient cave in Bulathsinghala, 60 km off from capital Colombo.

"The research by the Cambridge experts will go on till July 15 and for further examination samples of the skeleton will be taken to the Britain," Dassanayake said.

A carbon-17 test is to be carried out to determine the age of the skeleton unearthed during excavations by the department.

Sri Lanka n archeological experts have predicted the skeleton is to be around 37,000 years old and it is the first complete prehistoric skeleton found in South Asia. (Xinhua-ANI)