Ancient Stone Age farming hall discovered under Scottish school
What did experts find?
Glasgow-based Guard Archaeology said it was the largest hall from that era to ever be found in Scotland.Experts discovered two structures on the site of the football pitches - a smaller hall was also found, measuring 20 metres by 8 metres, next to the larger one.Inside it, archaeologists found a hearth with the remains of cereal grains and hazel nutshells.They said these were signs that "feasting and celebrating" took place in the building.
Stone tools were also unearthed at the site, which researchers said offered "tantalising traces" of the hall's role in the local community's beliefs and rituals.Among the tools were items made from rocks found in other parts of Scotland, including fragments of Arran pitchstone and smoky quartz from the Highlands.This suggests that the building attracted visitors from far away.Beverley Ballin Smith, one of the co-authors of a new report on the find, explained how important the discovery was."It was fully formed, architecturally sophisticated, large, complex and required skills of design, planning, execution and carpentry," she said.
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