Body found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago

An aerial photograph of an excavated ancient well with a human skeleton at the bottom.

Archaeologists in the Scottish Highlands have discovered the 2,000-year-old burial of an adult in a possible ritual well. The burial may have been made during a closing ceremony when the well was abandoned.

Archaeologists discovered the enigmatic grave during expansion of a quarry in northern Scotland, according to a statement from Highland Archaeology Services that was emailed to Live Science.