Prehistoric Burial Ground Found in Skye

Archeologists say they have unearthed a half dozen slab-lined graves and several cremation pits have on the Sleat peninsula in Skye, and they say it's one of the most significant finds in the area. Although there are bones in the graves, they appear to have been damaged by the tide. Flint urns and tools were located at the site, according to researcher Mary Peteranna.

Two short, slab-lined graves were uncovered during the initial dig, and "further excavations revealed a monument with an arc of three standing stones enclosing another cist, which was covered by a two-tonne capstone." Peteranna said that the first two graves were from the Bronze Age, and the center one is probably from the Neolithic era.

The site appears to have been used exclusively as a burial site, and the center grave most likely held the remains of a person of importance.

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