Discovered in 1942 when ice melted, Round Lake Park in the Himalayas holds hundreds of skeletons from two mass deaths ~1,000 years apart. Found by a British forest ranger, the first group dates to the 9th century (indigenous), the second to the 19th century (Mediterranean ties). Many show blunt force head trauma; folklore blames a hailstorm. 🏔️
Round Lake Park in Himalayas contains skeletons from two mass deaths 1,000 years apart
Key facts
- Round Lake Park is located in the Himalayas and was discovered in 1942 by a local forest ranger when ice melted
- Hundreds of skeletons were found at the bottom of the lake along with iron arrowheads, fur slippers, and wooden artifacts
- Remains fell into two distinct groups: the first dating to the 9th century and indigenous to the region, the second dating to the 19th century — approximately 1,000 years apart
- Many skeletons showed blunt force trauma to the head, consistent with a sudden catastrophic event
- Local folklore holds that a group of pilgrims angered the gods, who struck them down with a sudden hailstorm
- The 19th-century group showed Mediterranean genetic origins (Greece, Crete, Turkey), with one skeleton showing Southeast Asian ancestry suggesting a guided expedition
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