microrobert
07-17-2012, 11:55 AM
New 'Iron Age' discoveries made in Inverness
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An aerial view of Beechwood showing evidence of roundhouses and ironworking furnaces
New discoveries made in Inverness have fuelled speculation among experts that it was an important area of prehistoric iron production.
Rare finds of well-preserved metalworking hearths, or furnaces, have been uncovered at Beechwood during work by Edinburgh-based AOC Archaeology.
Archaeologists believe the discoveries date to the Iron Age.
BBC News - New 'Iron Age' discoveries made in Inverness (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18840754)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/61571000/jpg/_61571107_beechwood_aoc_464.jpg
An aerial view of Beechwood showing evidence of roundhouses and ironworking furnaces
New discoveries made in Inverness have fuelled speculation among experts that it was an important area of prehistoric iron production.
Rare finds of well-preserved metalworking hearths, or furnaces, have been uncovered at Beechwood during work by Edinburgh-based AOC Archaeology.
Archaeologists believe the discoveries date to the Iron Age.
BBC News - New 'Iron Age' discoveries made in Inverness (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18840754)