Artifacts discovered at the site of the future Old Petty Championship golf course near Inverness, Scotland, span centuries of history.
Avon Archaeology Highland Archaeologists from Avon Archaeology Highland at the site of the future Old Petty Championship golf course.
A rich array of archaeological artefacts has been discovered at a new golf course in the Scottish Highlands, including the remains of an Iron Age chariot and a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age cremation urn.
The Old Petty Championship Golf Course is currently under development near Inverness, and archaeologists have now discovered that the site is full of historical heritage. As well as a chariot wheel and an urn, flint tools and traces of at least 25 Neolithic timber buildings have been discovered, giving insight into the lives of some of Scotland's earliest inhabitants.
The excavations were carried out by specialists from Avon Archaeology Highland (AAH), and experts plan to radiocarbon date the artefacts later this year.
Ancient Artifacts Found at Scottish Golf Course Site
Avon Archaeology, Highland. An Iron Age chariot wheel was found in a cremation pit at the site – the first such find in the Highlands.
Archaeologists working at a future golf course site near Inverness have made a raft of finds spanning thousands of years of Scottish history. Some of the earliest finds date back 6,000 years, including flint tools and wooden structures. Others date back to the Middle Ages, about 600 years ago.
“It’s always exciting to see new archaeological finds emerge from the ground, but some of the discoveries, particularly those relating to early Neolithic settlements and later prehistoric rituals and burials, are truly exceptional,” Andy Young, chief archaeologist at the AAH, told The Independent.
Avon Archaeology Highland Bronze Age cremation urn found on the site.
However, the most outstanding find was the chariot wheel.
Rare Iron Age chariot wheel
Avon Highlands Archaeological Site. Ancient cremation pit containing a chariot wheel.
When asked which he thought was the most significant find, Young replied: “It depends to some extent on
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