C&R marked boulder currently in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. The stone was donated to the museum in the 19thC following the destruction of the souterrain it was found in, at Letham Grange.
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Jewellery worn by a Scottish woman of wealth during the Bronze Age is going on show for the first time in 4,000 years.
More info : bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8x4ze92xwo
What an absolute belter of a find!
Intriguing find under footie pitch.
Face painting, period clothes and ancient language make fighters of young blades at Picts event.
More info:
A Bronze Age logboat which had lain unseen in the River Tay for 3,000 years is being studied by archaeologists.
It is hoped the find will yield important new information about how human ancestors lived.
Although the boat, made from the trunk of a single oak, was found five years ago, it was only lifted out of the Tay during the summer.
Repairs carried out on the 30ft vessel have already given experts an insight into Bronze Age technology.
The boat, which would have been powered by up to 12 men, is being studied by archaeologists in Edinburgh who have claimed it to be one of the best examples of its kind in Scotland.
Experts have also been intrigued about the discovery of sulphur in the wood.
Noel Fojut, of heritage agency Historic Scotland, said: “There are very advanced techniques now for analysing the material, such as what was used to make a repair in the middle of the boat.
“We can now do a lot with very small samples, so the boat looks just as it did before.”
The logboat currently has to be kept wet to prevent drying out and cracking.
However, once the research has finished, it will be injected with chemicals and freeze dried to preserve it.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6213857.stm
See a picture of the beautiful stripey (part-of-an) axehead at The Courier:
thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/02/12/newsstory8018512t0.asp
There are contact details if you want to go on the next visit to the find site with the Kinnettles and District Heritage Group, on the 19th Feb.
