At the Z. Vaneev South Ossetian Research Institute suggest that the remains found on Monday near the village of Kheit in Tskhinval district, date back to the 14-15th centuries AD.
“Unfortunately, there were no accompanying materials with the remains, such as ceramics, so that we could tell exactly what period they belong to. In the burial, several individuals were found in stone boxes. Such stone boxes were placed at burials in the Middle Ages, so we assume that the remains date back to the 14-15th centuries, "Director of the Research Institute Robert Gagloev told IA " Res ".
According to him, the remains are not in the best condition, they are broken, and in South Ossetia no one is engaged in anthropology.
“The bones are broken; the skulls are pressed down from above by stones. It is a cult to fill up the skulls with stones so that the corpse does not get out and harm the remaining people. We do not have an anthropologist in our Republic who could deal with these remains,” Gagloev said.
Director of the South Ossetian Research Institute has noted that the remains will be reburied a second time.
Earlier it was reported that on Monday, during the work on the improvement of the road near the village of Kheit, in Tskhinval district, human remains had been found.
One of the builders, Sarmat Kochiev, has told IA " Res ". that they first stumbled upon a stone shell, after which the remains were found.
“In the morning, carrying out excavation works, we found a stone shell. Suspecting nothing, we took it off - and then the bones appeared. We put what we found in one package, called and informed the necessary services,” Kochiev said.
According to him, a little later, when the work continued, two more skulls appeared from the ground, so they had to suspend all activities.
