Archaeologists: Dig in Old Town could see Edinburgh’s history being rewritten
Andy Shipley Email Published: 06:00 Saturday 30 June 2018
One of the most significant medieval archaeological digs in recent years could rewrite the history of Edinburgh. A painstaking excavation is under way at the Cowgate’s India Buildings in the heart of the Old Town, the site of the forthcoming Virgin Hotel.
Archaeologists are busy excavating the site in Edinburgh's Cowgate ' discovering a range of centuries-old artefacts ' what will be the first UK Virgin Hotel. Picture: TSPL Archaeologists are busy excavating the site in Edinburgh's Cowgate ' discovering a range of centuries-old artefacts ' what will be the first UK Virgin Hotel.
Picture: TSPL Finds exciting experts already include the outline of an old street and a 200-year-old tailors – as well as clay pipes, a pin made of bone, and pottery fragments from 700 years back.
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https://www.scotsman.com/future-scotland/tech/archaeologists-dig-in-old-town-could-see-edinburgh-s-history-being-rewritten-1-4762115
