Overview

• The court-supervised excavation uncovered 65 human skeletons tied to Sri Lanka’s mid-1990s civil war
• Among the remains was a girl aged about 4–5, found alongside school bags and toys
• Two other skeletons exhibit clothing and anatomical traits that suggest they may also be children
• The site first drew attention in 1998 after a soldier’s testimony and saw an initial 1999 dig that unearthed 15 bodies
• ai Tamil Tamil Arasu Kachchi has called the latest discoveries evidence of wartime atrocities and urged full investigations