December
10
/ 2019
Archaeologists excavating a proposed electricity sub-station in Orkney have uncovered what they believe are unusual ancient stone carvings. It was a team of excavators working in Orkney, the island group off the northeast coast of Scotland, who discovered the 20 inch (50 centimeter) tall sculptures, which resemble humans with shoulders, necks, and what look like heads. Dating back to about 2,000 BC the first carved figure was nicknamed the “Finstown Fella”, after the town near the archaeological site that it was found, between Stromness and Kirkwall. Since the first was found (nick named the Finstown Fella) eight more stones were recovered from the same site. According to the BBC, Sean Bell, site director for ORCA Archaeology, told BBC Radio Orkney
