Keeladi excavations: Backbone of animal unearthed

MADURAI: Archaeologists working in the ancient site of Keeladi in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu have unearthed an intact backbone of an animal.
Sources said workers had found the backbone in one of the quadrants, at a depth of 2.1 metre. They brought the backbone out without much damage.
Sources said the backbone might be that of a domesticated animal. Experts would examine it to determine if it was that of a cow or a bull.
Earlier, seventy samples of animal skeletal fragments were unearthed by archaeologists at the site. More than 50% of them belonged to oxen, cows, buffaloes and goats as per a study conducted on them by the Deccan College of Post Graduate and Research Institute, Pune.
Report stated that many of the bulls which had roamed in Keeladi had humps.
The sixth phase of excavation is going on at Keeladi.