Published Date:
27 September 2008
A CREMATION pit containing a human jaw bone and animal bones is one of a treasure trove of finds on an archaeological dig.
Other discoveries include a perfectly preserved hearth and worked bone, shell and pottery artefacts.
Archaeologists say the finds promise a breakthrough in understanding the pre-historic Hebridean.
The Iron Age site at Sloc Sabhaid on the tidal island of Baleshare, North Uist, was devastated by a storm in 2005 and Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion has been excavating and recording before it is lost.
The full article contains 94 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
26 September 2008 10:38 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
