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Furthermore, the local newspaper reported that “a large decorated stone with a pair of incised triangles and a series of rectangular bands running across the surface” was found. And all of these discoveries were made in earth that previous environmental sampling “suggests” dates back around 5,000 years. Towrie discovered what “might” be a carved stone after noticing animal remains falling from an eroding section of shoreline in the Bay of Skaill. Dr Antonia Thomas, the Archaeology Institute s rock art specialist, said the large, decorated stone was “potentially a carved stone” similar to those discovered at Skara Brae. Furthermore, based on the scale of the eroded section Towrie said “we may well be looking at a Neolithic/ Bronze Age site on a par with Skara Brae.” ....
Erosion Reveals Possible Neolithic Village Site in Scotland INVERNESS, SCOTLAND The Scotsman reports that erosion on the island of Orkney at the northern end of the Bay of Skaill has exposed deer antlers, a boar tooth, a cattle jawbone, and a large stone marked with incised triangles and a series of rectangular bands. The artifacts were found about a half-mile away from the site of the Neolithic village of Skara Brae, which is located at the bay’s southern end. Sigurd Towrie of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute said the artifacts could mark the presence of another village dating back some 4,000 to 5,000 years. “If this is the case, and based on the scale of the eroded section, we may well be looking at a Neolithic/Bronze Age site on a par with Skara Brae albeit one that is now disappearing at an alarming rate,” he explained. Towrie and his colleagues will continue to monitor the site. To read about a ceremonial center on the Or ....
A Neolithic settlement dating back nearly 5,000 years has been discovered in Scotland and it could be on par with the world famous Skara Brae , experts predict. Archaeologists discovered signs of the Neolithic village at the north end of the Bay of Skaill, Orkney after costal erosion unearth animal bones and a carved stone. It is on the same island as Skara Brae which is considered the best preserved Neolithic settlement in Western Europe - dating back to 3,100 BC. Sigurd Towrie from the University of the Highlands and Islands discovered a badly damaged wall that had been exposed by pounding tides and pouring rain. ....