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Offline TomSea

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Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge
« on: June 17, 2019, 05:35:44 am »
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Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge

Archaeologists have discovered that some Scottish crannogs are thousands of years older than previously thought.

Crannogs were fortified settlements constructed on artificial islands in lochs.

It was thought they were first built in the Iron Age, a period that began around 800 BC.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-48625734

Posted at tos too, I saw this early in the day.
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Re: Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2019, 06:04:14 am »
Anny time I see an artificial structure in a body of water, I wonder if the structure was much older than the upper habitation layers, and had been built up as water levels slowly rose. IF that is the case, there's likely much older cultural material deep within the crannog.
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Re: Scotland's crannogs are older than Stonehenge
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2019, 02:37:48 pm »


Fascinating.
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