It took archaeologists a full year to unearth the “treasure” at the Virgin Hotel construction site (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK).
The land planned for this hotel contains a “treasure” including many antiques of great historical value.
Panoramic view of the construction site turned into an archaeological treasure – photo: Jon Savage
The treasure initially revealed many pieces of jewelry dating back up to 1,000 years, then knives, shoes and even a human skull. Local archaeologists asked the hotel owner to pause construction for a few months while excavating
An ancient leather bag – – photo: Jon Savage
But in the end, the archaeological work lasted more than a year because the archaeological team continued to dig up countless other valuable things. The first is a stone ball that could be the “projectile” of a giant catapult, a cannon, a fireplace, ancient wall panels, a wooden structure, a medieval waste disposal pit. , wells, ancient toys…
Dice in an ancient game – – photo: Jon Savage
Then, they began to discover ditches and walls, revealing that what they found was not just a few artifacts but traces of an entire ancient town that once ruled Edinburgh thousands of years ago!
Archaeologist John Lawson (City of Edinburgh Council) said: “This is one of the most important ancient urban excavations ever carried out in Scotland. We have found everything we hoped for will be found in this excavation pit – where the archaeological date of the ark is 1,000 years old.”
It took archaeologists a year to bring the artifacts out of the construction site – photo: Jon Savage
According to him, this is just the beginning of the research. After excavating and bringing them to the archives to make room for the hotel to continue construction, scientists will study these antiques in detail. It is expected that Virgin Hotel will be inaugurated in 2021 instead of 2020 as expected.
