Homeland expedition team in 2013 Subkorwil Sulawesi corridor IX / Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, find a cave filled with human bones and skulls. The cave entrance in the village territory Lawolatu, District Ngapa, North Kolaka.

Homeland expedition team in 2013 Subkorwil Sulawesi corridor IX / Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, find a cave filled with human bones and skulls. The cave entrance in the village territory Lawolatu, District Ngapa, North Kolaka.

According to the field commander of the Expedition team Homeland subkorwil IX / Kolaka, Capt. Inf Dawn Reza Lesmana, the cave was discovered by the team while on an expedition cruising in the mountains and Kolaka Kolaka North.

"In the Homeland expedition it is divided into several teams. One of them is the team cruising, cruising is now the team that found the cave. Having seen the detail is there really a lot of human skulls, especially at the mouth of the cave. Currently we estimate numbering in the thousands, because in addition to those listed in the cave walls and entrance, on the floor of the cave itself is still a lot of skulls and human bones were embedded, even just lying around, "he said, Monday (05/06/2013).

At the mouth of the cave there is a stone tower approximately 20 meters tall, the edges contained in each human skull. Not to mention the small rooms in the cave which is also filled with human skulls.

Before reaching the end of the cave, there is a large cavity where fresh air into the cave. Worse yet, the further into the more room, which until now has not been touched.

Estimated in the room much more human skulls. Captain Reza emphasized that in these findings, the expedition was not sure why the cave is very much a human skull.

"Explanations in detail we can not tell. Was this former place of burial caves massacre or mass outbreaks of certain diseases attacking settlements around the cave. Information we collect cave being of local people who live. And also if they did know the location of the cave or cause why the skull as much as it could be in a cave, "he said.

Currently, the cave was under the strict supervision of the expedition team Homeland subkorwil IX / Kolaka. The expedition team will submit a report on these findings to a team of archaeologists to be further investigated.

1412 Kolaka district military commander, Lt. Col. Inf Febriel B Sikumbang to emphasize that this discovery while closely guarded. It is necessary to remember to do more research, so that the existence of a human skull in the cave can clear origin.

"It's crowded discussed even residents flock to the place. We have coordinated with the local government, including to conduct advanced research of the team of experts. Having all done, then there is a provision. Was also the local government determine, whether open to the public or want to be a tourist attraction, "said Febriel.

The cave is very difficult to reach by public. It lies on the edge of a cliff and road conditions resulted uphill journey takes around 30 minutes.

Until this news was aired where piles of human skulls in the cave is still a mystery .