Posted on 11/07/2007 10:36:21 AM PST by SunkenCiv
A large piece of bronze jewellery found in the wall of a collapsed Iron Age house provides further evidence of the importance of the ancient Scatness settlement in Shetland, it was claimed...(Wednesday). The 2,000 year old chain, consisting of 20 double links, was found by Rick Barton during consolidation work at the archaeological site, earlier this week. County archaeologist Val Turner said... the only similar find in Shetland was in 1950s when a five link chain turned up during excavations at Clickimin, in Lerwick. "This chain is much longer and we should be able to date it far more accurately."
(Excerpt) Read more at shetland-news.co.uk ...
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Scatness?
"I once met the Queen of England, and she called me 'your Royal Scatness.'"
We shall ride the pony and mind the scat!
The inscription reads: “Shoo-doo-be-doo-be-bama-wamma-ding-dong” which appears to a celtic dialetic of some unknown type.
“Sticks and stones
“May break my bones
“But whips and chains excite me!”
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