Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- A total of 166 human skeletal remains have been unearthed thus far from a mass grave located near the Sindhubathi cemetery in Chemmani, Jaffna.

Officials have stated that the fifth phase of the excavation process is planned to continue until September 7.

The current phase is being conducted based on the findings of previous scanning investigations carried out on the mass grave site.

The excavation is being conducted under the supervision of Jaffna Magistrate A.A. Anandarajah, with the involvement of a team of experts including Prof. Raj Somadeva, Senior Archaeologist from the University of Kelaniya, and Dr. Sellaiya Pirapanan, a specialist in forensic medicine from the University of Jaffna.

The recovered skeletal...