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Pictish cemetery excavated near Perth

Archaeologists have excavated a complete cemetery near Perth that may be all that remains of an otherwise unknown small Pictish community. The early medieval graves (third to eighth centuries AD) were found during routine evaluation of a field destined for agricultural development. Individual graves were surrounded by circular- or square-shaped ditches, and contained no artefacts.

Finds highlight prehistoric leather-workers

Last year two metal detectorists searching 230 miles apart from each other – one near Penrith, Cumbria, and the other near Fincham, Norfolk – found two similar but rare objects. Made over 2,500 years ago from copper alloy or bronze, with a hollow socket for a handle and curved, triangular-shaped blades, they are thought to be leather-working tools of a type that is still in use today. The new finds bring the total known up to ten.

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May / June 2012

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