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POSSIBLE BRONZE AGE FIGURES UNEARTHED IN ORKNEY

The archaeologists from ORCA Archaeology made the discovery while completing exploratory archaeological excavations connected with the development of an electrical substation on behalf of SSEN Transmission in Orkney, part of a proposed network reinforcement which is required to support renewable electricity generators across Orkney.

In total, nine carved stones have been unearthed in the remains of a structure revealed at the proposed Finstown substation site, after digging through 60cm

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