Remains of a Bronze Age archer found at Drumnadrochit near Inverness

[Toddy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-31116689

Skeltal remains, in situ, pieces of a beaker pot, with residue, and this wrist guard.

 

[treadlightly]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Cromm]

Outstanding

 

[Wayne]

Thanks for posting. its an interesting world we live in.

 

[Goatboy]

Interesting stuff Toddy,

I know that other beaker folks remains have been found in Scotland but in my mind I always associate it with being something further south.

Cheers for posting that up though, and Drumnadrochit is always worth a wee visit.

 

[John Fenna]

I was thinking that it was a long way North for Beaker culture... our knowledge extends every day

 

[mrcharly]

"When archaeologists asked the archer what he was doing, he grumpily replied that he was just looking for an arrow."

 

[Cromm]

HahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[rik_uk3]

Thanks for the link Mary; I found this (not really related) today interesting

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ar-old-mummified-monk-who-is-still-alive.html

 

[crosslandkelly]

Thanks for that Toddy, very interesting. The Amesbury archer was found with two stone wrist-guards, one red and one black.