# Workers extending a cremation ground in northern Sri Lanka have helped uncover the country’s largest known mass grave, containing the remains of 572 people, including children and infants. The remains were found in the Chemmani area after work began in February. Archaeologists also recovered personal items, including a baby’s milk bottle. The discovery has renewed calls for an investigation into people who disappeared during Sri Lanka’s civil war. Rights groups say some may have been victims of unlawful killings, but the remains have yet to be formally identified.
Workers found human remains and unearthed a mass grave of 572 people in Sri Lanka