‘A Neolithic feat of engineering’: Orkney dig reveals ruins of huge tomb
by Dalya Alberge from Science | The Guardian on (#6FRJ9)
Clues unearthed more than 100 years ago inspired archeologists to locate the 5,000-year-old site
The ruins of a 5,000-year-old tomb in a construction that reflects the pinnacle of neolithic engineering in northern Britain has been unearthed in Orkney.
Fourteen articulated skeletons of men, women and children - two positioned as if they were embracing - have been found inside one of six cells or side rooms.
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