A 5,000-year-old piece of wood has been found in Orkney in an ‘astonishing’ discovery.
View email online | | | | | Aug 11, 2021 | | | | | | Good morning, Welcome to your daily news update from The Scotsman. We start today with the "astonishing" discovery of a 5,000-year-old piece of wood in Orkney. Archaeologists found it will excavating a vast network of Neolithic ruins on the islands. Also in the headlines, results day yesterday saw the lowest proportion of Scotland's poorest students at university in five years, in a further blow to Nicola Sturgeon's pledge to narrow the attainment gap. And railworkers look back on the Stonehaven tragedy with "enormous sadness" one year on from the train crash. While Prince Andrew has arrived in Scotland as his legal team are accused of "stonewalling" US lawyers. Get unlimited access to all our news, opinion, and sport from just 10p a day. Stay informed and unlock a faster website with 70% fewer ads, and daily puzzles. Subscribe today. Thank you for reading, more stories below. Ginny - ginny.sanderson@jpimedia.co.uk | |
| | | | | Archaeologists make 'astonishing' discovery of 5,000-year-old piece of wood in Orkney | | | | | | A 5,000-year-old piece of wood has been found in Orkney in an ‘astonishing’ discovery. | | | | |
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