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Rare Iron Age Burial Found on SkyeArchaeologists believe they have uncovered the first Iron Age burial on the Isle of Skye. The skeleton from about the 1st millennium BC is thought to be that of a young female. It was found recently in an open stone-lined grave as the archaeologists worked to re-open the blocked entrance to the High Pasture Cave. The discovery is extremely rare. Iron Age burial sites have been found in several locations on the east coast of Scotland, but this is among the few occurrences along the country's Atlantic seacoast and the first on Skye. "The discovery of the human remains at the High Pasture's site is a very important find and will provide a unique opportunity to study a wide range of aspects of Iron Age life and death in the region," said George Kozikowski, a member of the High Pasture Cave Project. This article: http://heritage.scotsman.com/news.cfm?id=1907512005 Also see the news item below, and the website at http://www.high-pasture-cave.org/ |
Posted by Rhiannon8th September 2005ce Edited 8th September 2005ce
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