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Amazing new find in Orkney

by Mark Newton October 25, 2023 No Comments
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Archaeologists say they have uncovered the ruins of an “incredibly rare” 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney.

The Neolithic site at Holm, East Mainland, was largely destroyed by Victorian antiquarians 127 years ago.

Experts from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and Cardiff University rediscovered the tomb after a search for its precise location.

Despite the damage, the archaeologists have found 14 skeletons of men, women and children. more about this on the BBC web site at

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-67195563?fbclid=IwAR0Z73SD8A6yJpp4V3l6Issj2s4KDp5K08inpgzX7JVt3Oe15pCypjegdQU

Hugo has agreed to give a talk on this exciting discovery and we hope to have it recorded. The full details will be on this site and Facebook.

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