Posted on 08/17/2018 12:22:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
he first clear evidence of Bronze Age human activity on Staffa, the dramatic rocky island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, has been discovered by archaeologists.
A single shard of decorated prehistoric pottery was discovered in a small pit on the island in 2016, prompting a more detailed excavation which concluded last week.
The team of archaeologists found a burnt grain of hulled barley at the same site, which according to radiocarbon dating originated somewhere between 1880 and 1700 BC.
The scientists said the grain -- alongside more fragments of the same type of pottery -- demonstrated that people were "visiting and probably living" on the island during the Bronze Age.
Located six miles west of the Isle of Mull, it has been a tourist destination since the 1770s and has inspired writers and artists including William Wordsworth, Jules Verne and J.M.W. Turner.
The island, which has been uninhabited since 1800, was gifted to the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) by American Jock Elliott Jr in 1986 in honour of his wife's 60th birthday.
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Staffa is the Scottish end of the Giant's Causeway, which has its other end in Ireland. The supernatural explanation was that Fingal (Finn McCuil etc) built it during a fight with some giants. It's actually a natural formation, most of which is submerged.
Staffa has been attracting tourists for hundreds of years (Photo: National Trust for Scotland)
Staffa has been attracting tourists for hundreds of years (Photo: National Trust for Scotland) Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a Bronze Age structure
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[9/10/2016] Archaeologists have uncovered what could be a gold-hilted Bronze Age sword dating back as far as 4,000 years on the site of a new community football pitch in Carnoustie, Angus, in Scotland [Credit: Paul Reid] Diggers moved into the site in Carnoustie, Angus, after a collection of artefacts were found while laying foundations for the new sports field.
Some good video of Staffa, starting at the point where the island comes into view. . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF8q2u5KM2Y&t=4m33s
Thanks! One of the pics in one of these Staffa articles was taken from inside the cave, looking toward Iona in the distance. S'cool.
Contractors hate digging anything but dirt. It holds up projects for long times.
I really prefer St. thomas TBH.
It has the virtue of more umbrella drinks and less haggis, that's for sure. :^)
I hear Scaffa serves tourists haggis martinis extra dirty
The weird six sided ice cubes throw most people off their game.
Gives new meaning to on the rocks.
:^D
It seems interesting that the overlaying sedimentary
rock is at a 45 degree angle to the basalt columns...
more proof of Ancient Astronauts visits,eh?
With President Trump in the White House, it's a good time for an ET to arrive and say, "take me to your leader".
The ceiling of the cave shows those same hex-shaped basalt chunks, and where they plunge into the drink elsewhere on the island, they're twisting and turning into a different direction. It's easier in a sense to just accept the supernatural explanation. :^)
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