Posted on 04/12/2014 4:09:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of the presence of humans in Scotland with an assemblage of over 5,000 flint artefacts which were recovered in 2005-2009 by Biggar Archaeology Group in fields at Howburn, South Lanarkshire. Subsequent studies have dated their use to 14,000 years ago.
Prior to the find, the oldest evidence of human occupation in Scotland could be dated to around 13,000 years ago at a now-destroyed cave site in Argyll, northwest Scotland.
Dating to the very earliest part of the late-glacial period, Howburn is likely to represent the first settlers in Scotland. The flint tools are strikingly close in design to similar finds in northern Germany and southern Denmark from the same period, a link which has helped experts to date them...
The hunters who left behind the flint remains at Howburn came into Scotland in pursuit of game, probably herds of wild horses and reindeer, at a time when the climate improved following the previous severe glacial conditions. Glacial conditions returned once more around 13,000 years ago and Scotland was again depopulated, probably for another 1000 years, after which new groups with different types of flint tools make their appearance.
The nature of the physical connections made between the peoples in Scotland, Germany and southern Denmark is not yet understood. However the similarity in the design of the tools from the two regions offers tantalising glimpses of connections across what would have been dry land, now drowned by the North Sea.
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Heh... That one goes both ways. I’ve got the roots in all the corners of the B-Isles, and yet have never been at war with myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLufwtSZiIs
Or, more likely, a Scottish weapon would be found embedded in the skull of one of their sworn enemy, another Scot. ;’)
I watched a show on Science Channel or H2 or NatGeo...where they were looking for and finding remains of communities in what is now the English Channel. One guy was obviously a boat builder and the pieces of wood found there were dated to, Im going to say,b 12000-14000BP.
cool stuff.
Maybe it’s the Isle of Wight one, here’s a list of related links, anyway. :’)
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pasdecalais/index
- I believe it is a small tattered Islamic cloth trophy the McLeod Clan brought back from the Crusades that they call “The Faerie Flag”
- Some years ago the British Royal family attempted to seize the mountains - but Clan McLeod prevailed in court against the Queen
- We call Castle Dunvegan “our summer place”
- Clan McLeod - There can be only one….
The Faerie Flag, that’s it.
- you betcha - i believe I saw it on the Dunvegan Castle website -
Are there any rock paintings or rock art in that area?
I an mot aware of any. There are a number of caves in the area, but I’m not aware of any with ancient art in them.
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