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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lucinda Cameron

Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer

The cist was found on the Isle of Bute (Historic Environment Scotland and AOC Archaeology Group/PA) -

The remains of two Bronze Age people found in a long-lost burial chamber by a farmer ploughing a field are revealing their secrets at Scotland’s new facility for storing and researching archaeological human remains.

The cist on the Isle of Bute was first discovered before 1863 when a human skull was removed and sent to the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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