Archaeologists discovered a human arm bone at the Ness of Brodgar excavation site in Orkney, Scotland.
Sources
- Archaeologists find human arm bone at Ness of Brodgar in Orkney (bbc.com)
- https://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archive/2019/human-arm-bone-discovery-by-archaeologists-in-orkney.php (bradford.ac.uk)
- https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/surprised-by-a-human-arm-bone/ (nessofbrodgar.co.uk)
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ness-brodgar-0012470 (ancient-origins.net)
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