Subscribe to Archaeology

Unmarked Grave Unearthed on School Grounds in Scotland

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Scotland unmarked graveEDINBURGH, SCOTLAND—Construction work to build a new classroom at a school in the town of Leith, north of Edinburgh, has uncovered human remains. “This seems to be the site of an unknown, unmarked grave dating to the seventeenth century,” City of Edinburgh Council archaeologist John Lawson told BBC News. Lawson thinks the person may have been killed by the plague, but the skeleton will be analyzed for more information. For more on archaeology in Scotland, go to "Viking Treasure Trove."

Advertisement

Advertisement

Recent Issues


Advertisement