Nine 'amazing' Bronze Age figurines found at Orkney dig


Dec 9, 2019

Archaeologists working at the site of a proposed electricity sub-station in Orkney have found nine “amazing” stone carvings.

The 50cm (20in) tall sculptures have all been worked to give them shoulders, a neck and what looks like a head.

The first has been nicknamed the “Finstown Fella”, after the location of the dig. After it was recognised, eight more were found on the site.

Experts believe they date from roughly 2000 BC.

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