Melvadius Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Perth-shire have unearthed a spectacular early Bronze Age grave containing a gold-banded dagger still wrapped in its 4,000-year-old sheath. The discovery follows drama at the site last week, when a giant crane was brought in to lift a four-tonne capstone that had sealed an ancient burial chamber for four millennia. While few traces survive of the body buried in the primitive stone coffin, found near the village of Forteviot, several clues suggest the remains are those of a tribal leader or warrior of "tremendous importance". More astonishing, said archeologists, were the organic materials preserved in the sealed grave. They include a wooden bowl, what may be a leather bag, plant fragments and tree bark. There were gasps of astonishment from watching archeologists when the grave, which dates back to the time of the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, was revealed intact. ... Continued at: http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/As-old-as--the.5544397.jp There are a few other articles about on this topic including: BBC article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/taysid...ral/8195357.stm A couple of photographs are included in the Big Issue coverage as well as anouncement of the Aug 16 open day: http://www.bigissuescotland.com/news/view/177 Times article with a good photograph at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/s...icle6792763.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion-Macro Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 That is a good find. They actually found animal skin wrapped around the dagger as well? that is pretty cool. I wish their was a picture of the dagger though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) That is a good find. They actually found animal skin wrapped around the dagger as well? that is pretty cool. I wish their was a picture of the dagger though... The best I can come up with following a web search is the following link to my search result which found someone 'blogging' from the excavation. I'm not sure if the link will work properly on all PCs but on my screen the search result contains what appears to be a thumbnail of the X-ray image of the dagger. Image: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...t%3D18%26um%3D1 Associated article: http://serf-dig.blogspot.com/2009/08/day-8...y-off-much.html Melvadius Edited August 27, 2009 by Melvadius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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