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Posted by tiompan
16th September 2016ce
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No digging today , it wasn't raining , but did find a new previously unrecorded find nearby
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Posted by tiompan
10th September 2016ce
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Posted by tiompan
10th September 2016ce
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New excavation
A prehistoric stone panel said to be the “most important in Europe” is being unearthed for the first time in 50 years - next to a housing estate in Clydebank. The Cochno Stone, which dates to 3000BC and is described as one of the best examples of Neolithic or Bronze Age cup and ring markings in Europe, is being fully excavated for the first time since being buried in 1965 to protect it from vandalism. The stone lies on land next to a housing estate near Faifley in West Dunbartonshire.
Read more information.
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Posted by LesHamilton
8th September 2016ce
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Posted by drewbhoy
16th September 2015ce
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A matter of trust: New excavation
This week I will be opening up a trial trench to examine a prehistoric site, on the fringe of Glasgow, that was buried 51 years ago beneath a 1m layer of soil and turf.
The site is called the Cochno Stone and it is one of the most spectacular and extensive panels of prehistoric rock-art in Britain. It is located in the lower reaches of the Kilpatrick Hills, in an area with dense rock-art concentrations on small outcrops and boulders.
In 1964 it was sealed, put beyond use and rendered inaccessible.
By archaeologists.
For its own good.
This rock-art splattered outcrop, rich with cups, cup-and-rings marks, spirals and two four-toed footprints was deemed, in the 1960s, to be under threat from the urban expansion of Glasgow. The Council-built estate of Faifley, now in West Dunbartonshire Council, encroached almost to the Cochno Stone itself. Too close apparently.
Houses were built. Infrastructure was constructed. Power towers and electricity cables were added.
Continues here:
https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2015/09/05/a-matter-of-trust/
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Posted by juamei
6th September 2015ce
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