Ancient handprint from 'lost people' of Scotland found on island

[Judi Lynn]

Rob WaughYahoo News UK 27 July 2018

Archaeologists are racing to rescue a forge with handprints from one of Europe’s ‘lost people’ – the Picts – before it is swallowed by the tide.

The Picts were a group of tribes who spoke a now-extinct language and lived in parts of Scotland in the late Iron Age and Early Medieval period.

The Smithsonian says the Picts are often described as ‘Europe’s lost people’ because their writings have not survived, and only a handful of sites have been found.

The site located on the Orkney Islands has revealed a sooty imprint of what is believed to be a coppersmith’s hands and knees, which may be 1500 years old.

More:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ancient-handprint-lost-people-scotland-found-island-124603408.html

[braddy]

1. I'll post the required music for this thread.

"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"

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2. Thanks

Love these kind of stories.