‘Treasure’ at Lakkundi found during excavation for house said to be over 100 years old

Gold ornaments and different articles recovered by a household during excavation for a location operation astatine Lakkundi colony successful Gadag district, known for its past architectural monuments, are said to beryllium good implicit 100 years old, according to an archetypal assessment.

Prajwal, the young lad from the Ritti household which is constructing the house, who archetypal noticed a instrumentality with astir half-a-kilogram of golden ornaments, has been praised for his honesty and the vice-president of B.H. Patil Education Society has announced that the instauration would enactment the boy’s acquisition till II PU.

The reported “treasure”, kept successful a copper instrumentality (charige/ tambige), was recovered astatine a extent of 5 feet erstwhile workers were excavating for the instauration of the house.

According to historians, during its heyday, the past colony of Lakkundi had 101 temples and 101 wells. To observe the affluent taste heritage, Lakkundi Utsav is celebrated each twelvemonth with the past monuments arsenic backdrop.

Site barricaded

The instrumentality with the aureate ornaments and articles was recovered connected Saturday and Prajwal had alerted the section authorities, who successful crook had alerted the territory medication and the Archaeological Department. Soon after, the authorities had barricaded the tract and had stopped the work.

Subsequently connected visiting the tract connected Sunday, archaeologist Ramesh Mulimani had said that find was “unlikely to beryllium a treasure” and that elders successful the villages had the wont of hiding ornaments successful the kitchen.

His statement, however, has present been termed “a gaffe of tongue” by Deputy Commissioner of Gadag territory C.N. Sridhar, who connected Monday, held a property league on with Mr. Mulimani successful Gadag. He said that lone a thorough survey would day the ornaments.

Thanking the Ritti household for handing implicit the ornaments to the administration, Mr. Sridhar said that arsenic the household was present unwilling to physique the location wherever the “treasure” was found, helium would constitute to the authorities for an alternate arrangement.

As per an archetypal assessment, the golden ornaments were apt to beryllium implicit 100 years old, Mr. Mulimani said. Together the ornaments weighted 466 grams.

Minister visits

On Tuesday, Minister for Law, Justice, Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation and Tourism H.K. Patil visited the site. He said that the household would beryllium extended each indispensable assistance successful gathering the location and the family’s petition for a occupation would beryllium considered.