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  • Excavators discover prehistoric village beneath future golf course: 'Remarkable journey' (near Inverness, Scotland)

    05/02/2025 7:05:47 PM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/02/25 | Andrea Margolis
    Archaeologists excavating the site of a future golf course were surprised to find evidence of a prehistoric village — including a rare chariot wheel dating back millennia. The excavation took place near Inverness, Scotland, at the site of the future Old Petty Championship Golf Course at Cabot Highlands. Experts working for Avon Archaeology Highland also found a Bronze Age cremation urn estimated to be 3,500 years old, along with flint tools and quern stones, which were used to grind grains. Remnants of at least 25 Neolithic-era wooden buildings were also uncovered at the site, according to the BBC. Archaeologists told...