4,000-Year-Old Graves Found Beneath A Primary School In Scotland

Archaeologists have found two Bronze Age bodies beneath a primary school in Newhaven, Edinburgh, and they believe there may be many more.

The ancient remains were found during a routine survey ahead of a carrying out a building extension to the school. Archaeologists were stunned when they came across the burial plots, which have been dated to approximately 2,000 BC.

The skeletons were found lying on their sides in a crouching position, an ancient tradition relating to the belief that the deceased were merely resting before waking in the afterlife. They were often buried with pots containing food and drink to sustain them for the journey to the next world. “It’s a definite style which is very indicative of a prehistoric burial,” said John Lawson, archaeology officer at Edinburgh City Council.