Finding old treasure or human remains during excavation is a big news in itself. But in Dublin, Ireland, the story has gone a step further. During excavation at the construction site of a hotel building here, remains about a thousand years old were found. This also included human skeletons. But the limit was crossed when a laborer made a video of this place and in it he was seen laughing, playing with the skeleton, and pressing the bones. When this video was shared on social media, there was a lot of uproar.
Local councillors and the National Museum of Ireland have condemned the man’s bizarre behaviour, saying archaeologists at the site and the police force are now involved. The footage, which first appeared on Snapchat, has also been shared on X. It shows a man, who is not seen in the video, approaching the excavation site, touching the remains and moving a skeleton’s tooth back and forth.
On Instagram the museum wrote: “The National Museum of Ireland and the National Monuments Service are aware of footage of alleged interference with ancient human remains at an archaeological dig in Ballyfermot. We are liaising with archaeologists on site and An Garda Síochána on the matter. Given that human remains are visible in this footage, we would ask people to avoid sharing it on social media.
In the video posted on X, a man is seen playing with the teeth of a skeleton. (Image: X dubslife1)
Councillor Hazel de Nortuin also took to Twitter to criticise those involved. She wrote: “Trying to preserve a 600AD pagan burial site in Ballyfermot and people are shaking their teeth at the bottom. I just can’t. Save our Irish heritage, right?”
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The site in Ballyfermot is thought to be a burial site dating back more than 1,000 years and was discovered last year during excavations for a new hotel in Dublin city centre. Some of the remains are believed to date back to the 11th century and are being excavated and analysed before going to the national memorial service.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 17, 2024, 07:56 IST
