The layout of ancient houses is revealed from beneath the soil.
Posted on 04/17/2006 10:29:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The people of Jarlshof threw garbage into dumps from before 2500 BC but, although their waste was unwanted, their refuse has been anything but rubbish for archaeologists investigating their lives. We know that the Stone Age settlers lived in small circular stone houses, that they tilled crops, kept cattle and sheep, and harvested the sea for fish and whales, seals and shellfish. They also made tools - some finely decorated - from stone, pottery and bone... In the 19th century the site was visited by Sir Walter Scott who christened the ruined hall "Jarlshof", and the name has stuck since. Sir Walter had no idea that these graves lay below the ruins he named; at the time the site remained a solitary building until the storms started to reveal the wealth of human history that lay beneath them, yet he was inspired to base part of his novel The Pirate here above their tombs.
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The layout of ancient houses is revealed from beneath the soil.
Archaeologists began excavating the site at Jarlshof before the Second World War and found evidence of settlement for 4,200 years. The earliest pottery found on site has been dated to 2500 BC, but more amazing discoveries may lie beneath the buildings already recovered from the earth.
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Footsteps From The Past: The Ancient Village Of Skra Brae
Scotsman | 10-12-2005 | Caroline Wickham-Jones
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How We Loved The Romans (Scotland Celts)
Sunday Herald | 10-28-2002 | Juliette Garside
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Roman Brooch find in Shetland extends ancient travel routes
the herald(uk) | 11JULY03 | Stephen Stewart
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Viking burial ground dispels myth of longship marauders
The Guardian | Tuesday September 7, 2004 | Lee Glendinning and Maev Kennedy
Posted on 09/21/2004 2:11:40 AM EDT by SunkenCiv
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ancient climate:
Global Warming: Medieval Era Hotter than Today
The London Telegraph | 06/04/2003) | Robert Matthews
Posted on 04/06/2003 2:04:51 PM EDT by Francohio
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Global warming and Vikings
Archaeological Institute of America | February 28, 2000 | Dale Mackenzie Brown
Posted on 10/28/2005 5:41:42 PM EDT by MrPiper
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Scientists blame sun for global warming (February 13, 1998)
BBC News | Climatologists and astronomers
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genetic studies in Britain:
English And Welsh Are Races Apart
BBC | 6-30-2002
Posted on 07/04/2002 8:27:12 PM EDT by blam
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Gene Study Shows Ties Long Veiled in Europe
Source: New York Times
Published: 4-10-01 Author: Nicholas Wade
Posted on 04/10/2001 20:56:13 PDT by Pharmboy
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Genetic Survey Reveals Hidden Celts Of England
The Sunday Times (UK) | 12-02-2001 | John Elliott/Tom Robbins
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Split Between English and Scots Older Than Thought
Scottish Press Association | Sun 11 Apr 2004 | Louise Gray
Posted on 07/18/2004 10:05:52 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Y Chromosomes Sketch New Outline of British History
NY Times | May 27, 2003 | NICHOLAS WADE
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farther afield:
History Unearthed (Viking Hoard)
Chester Chronicle | 12-3-2004
Posted on 12/03/2004 6:53:30 PM EST by blam
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Buddha statue from 6th c found in Viking hoard in Helgo, Sweden
Biblical Archaeology Review | March/April 2005 | "Worldwide" editor
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Ancient Celtic / Scottish Viking sites in New Zealand!(?)
The Little Doctors & Martin Doutré? | October 2003
Posted on 04/11/2006 12:19:16 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Ancient Site in Newfoundland Offers Clues to Vikings in America
Source: New York Times
Published: May 9, 2000 Author: JOHN NOBLE WILFORD
Posted on 05/11/2000 17:07:40 PDT by H.R. Gross
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Cave Skeleton Is European, 1,300 Years Old (Wyoming)
Sunday Gazette Mail | 9-29-2002 | Rick Steelhammer
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DNA Study To Settle Ancient Mystery About Mingling Of Inuit, Vikings
Cnews Canada | 9-2-2003 | Bob Weber
Posted on 09/02/2003 2:38:57 PM EDT by blam
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The Viking farm under the sand in Greenland
Express News | 2004 | Teresa Brasen
Posted on 03/05/2004 7:06:31 PM EST by Burkeman1
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Did the Vikings drive natives from the isles?Viking settlers may have "ethnically cleansed" Scotland's islands, waging a genocidal campaign against native Pictish tribes as they arrived, according to evidence uncovered by archaeologists... Work at Langskaill farm, in Westray, shows signs of a Pictish culture vanish abruptly with the arrival of the Scandinavians, underlining the theory that the Northern Isles were taken violently... A Viking-Norse longhouse was unearthed, which was built directly over an earlier earth house and part of a Pictish house, probably indicating a takeover of the site and adjoining lands... In recent years, the image of the Vikings has been transformed from bloodthirsty pagan savages to that of sophisticated merchants with exceptional navigational and engineering skills. The finds on Orkney, however, are expected to reopen the entire debate.
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