The Skailway project, which began in May after more than £20,000 was contributed to fund an excavation, has announced “huge significance” finds.
Since last year, when he discovered five round house structures and 26 human remains and a comb & painted pebbles or stones, while building foundations for a garden shed, Kristian Leith has been searching for the ancient capital. These findings were added to the growing list of objects recovered at the site, which was first excavated in 1990 when a new house was being built on the field’s edge.
The first nine archaeological test trenches showed no new archaeology, but as luck would have it, the foundations of another, even larger edifice were discovered on the final day of the inquiry.
This probable drinking hall is supposed to be a portion of, if not the beating heart, of Skailvoighand, the ancient Viking city.
And, because the excavations only touched a small portion of the structure, Mr Leith believes there is still a lot more to discover.
He mentioned the discovery of two red sandstone whetstones, which he said were comparable to those unearthed in 1990 during a dig – and which date from 750 to 1000 AD, during the Viking period.
Mr. Leith stated that he intends to form a charitable organization in order to seek government financing and continue his investigation of the location.
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