US EditionArchaeologists find rare chariot wheel at site of future golf course
- Archaeologists conducted excavations at the Old Petty Golf Course site near Inverness.
- These archaeological investigations occurred during construction of the new golf course development.
- Historical artifacts covering a period between the Middle Ages and six millennia ago were uncovered.
- Discoveries include around 25 prehistoric buildings and a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age urn.
- The uncovered items illuminate ancient life and will go to museums.
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Rare 3,500-Year-Old Chariot Wheel Discovered at Golf Course in Scotland
Inverness, Scotland. Credit: Heather Cowper / CC BY-NC 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a rare chariot wheel at the site of a planned championship golf course near Inverness, Scotland, offering fresh insight into prehistoric life in the Scottish Highlands. The find emerged during early excavations for the Old Petty Championship Golf Course, a development by the renowned firm Cabot. The wooden wheel, buried within a cremation pit, is believed to…
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Archaeologists find rare chariot wheel at site of future golf course
Archaeologists said the discoveries help to "paint a picture of ancient life in the Highlands, from ceremonial practices to agricultural innovation."
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perspectivemedia.comAncient chariot wheel and cremation urn found at site of new golf course
The items are to be radiocarbon-dated later this year.
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