Paul McDonald was building a rectangular pool for his kids when he came across the bonesMike Day/saltire News and Sport LTD
Posted on 08/04/2023 10:51:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
...The bottlenose dolphin is thought to have washed up on an ancient shoreline after the last Ice Age.
Archaeologists have described the prehistoric discovery in Causewayhead, Stirling, as "the find of a lifetime".
The father-of-four said he recognised the dolphin's skull by its long snout, rows of teeth and unmistakable shape.
The bones were preserved in clay, around 80cm below the current ground level, for what is thought to have been up to 8,000 years.
With them was a broken tool made from deer antler, which would have been used to carve the meat.
It is thought the dolphin was made into a meal by local hunter gatherers...
The skull has been removed by experts from the National Museums Scotland (NMS) so it can be analysed, while the rest of the skeleton will be fully excavated.
Stirling archaeologist Dr Murray Cook said the discovery could be the first of its kind in Scotland in over a century.
The last whale bones found near Stirling were in 1897 but there are no recent records of dolphin discoveries...
The bones in isolation are owned by Mr McDonald, but the antler tool could be declared Treasure Trove, which may mean he could win a reward as the finder.
He said: "I'm just happy to find it and make sure it's looked after and people get to see it."
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Paul McDonald was building a rectangular pool for his kids when he came across the bonesMike Day/saltire News and Sport LTD
What was he digging for?..................How many bodies?................
Global Warming at Climate Change for sure!
The Far Side.
The water just off these pinnacles is deep. In the granite 20-30 feet up in elevation off the beach are hundreds of 4-5” diameter holes in the rock. Which apparently means that either the land raised up or the ocean level was 30-40 higher than it currently is.
Not sure which one is was, but the Pacific Ocean waves/water made those holes.
Nice! :-)
I’ll take one with the 426 Hemi 6 Pack option, that 6 pack sure the h3ll is not bud light.
PETA has opened an investigation.
So far it looks like the Republicans are to blame. </sarc>
“Hey, we didn’t realize the tide had washed in one dolphin along with all those tuna.” ;^)
Who doesn’t use dolphins for fertilizer? The only thing better are humpback whales, but then it all depends on the size of your garden...
Until recently, I didn’t even *know* that dolls *had* fins...
Yes. for immortal porpoises.
[ancient joke] Is that a dolphin bone in your back garden, or...
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