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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Body found at bottom of 2,000-year-old Scottish well deliberately placed there

Archaeologists have discovered the strange remains of an individual placed deliberately at the bottom of a 2,000-year-old Scottish well, likely as part of an ancient ritual.

The Iron Age well, measuring about 3m (10ft) long and a metre (3ft) deep, was found lined with stone slabs and clay plugging gaps between them.

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