Video Medieval skeletons unearthed in downtown Brussels during an archaeological dig
Archaeologists working in Brussels, Belgium, lately stumbled upon the vestiges of a bygone graveyard situated in a lively section of the city. The osseous remains are from the Middle Ages. (Source: @mijnmivb via Facebook)
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While working, construction personnel at the University of Oklahoma unearthed human remains that were a century old. The somber and unexpected discovery caused the project to be suspended.
The University of Oklahoma made known the finding in a formal statement given to Fox News Digital.
Inside the statement, disseminated Feb. 20, the institution mentioned that the remains were located at the construction location for OU’s upcoming Life Sciences Laboratories Building.
Images acquired by Fox News Digital indicate that the construction area was vacated following the finding.
OU conveyed that activity “was halted promptly” at the location after the remains were discovered.
Building work at the University of Oklahoma was placed on hold when laborers found human remnants. (KOKH)
“The university informed both the law enforcement and the State Medical Examiner’s Office,” the statement declared.
“All necessary protocols and state burial protection regulations are being observed.”
“The university is dedicated to the careful, dignified, and respectful handling of the remains,” the statement continued.
Though investigations are ongoing, the university has communicated that no criminal acts are suspected.
OU authorities stated that the remains seem to originate from the early part of the 20th century, based on initial assessments. (KOKH)
“According to the preliminary assessment, there is nothing to indicate illegal activity,” the statement further elaborated.
“Initial signs imply that the remains belong to the beginning of the 1900s.”
In a communication to Fox News Digital on Feb. 26, officials at the university stated that the remains might have been cadavers.
The university, shown in the image, mentioned that all required actions and state grave safeguarding laws are being adhered to regarding this shocking new discovery. (Brett Deering/Getty Images)
The Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS), which operates on the OU campus, conveyed that the remains appear to be “cadavers used for instructional reasons during the early 20th century.”
“The remains were discovered near the site of the former School of Biological Sciences, and their treatment at the time complied with established procedures,” OU indicated.
The construction work has since been restarted.
This discovery occurs almost one year after a comparable discovery took place in England.
Last April, the University of Gloucestershire announced that construction personnel encountered 317 skeletons along with 83 brick burial chambers while conducting their work on the institution’s City Campus.
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