Iron Age tanks were found in Scottish golf courses –

Archaeologists excavated a new golf course in Inverness, Scotland and found the remains of rare Iron Age fighter wheels. This is the first of the Iron Age chariots found in the Scottish Highlands and one of only five chariots in the entire Scotland period.

The wheels were found in a cremation pit in the center of a circular fence surrounded by wooden posts. The posts disappeared, but the back post marked the location. The wheels are believed to be placed in cremation pits for ritual purposes.

Part of the old Little Golf Championship course on the Castle Stuart website is located in the monument arranged by the Newton of Petty Pestoric settlement in the prehistoric settlement in Petty, the remains of a dense circular house that was dug out from the settlement to about 1800 BC to 1800 BC, archaeologists dug out trenches to investigate whether there were major burials.

Eight areas of archaeological potential were identified, including at least 25 traces of Neolithic wooden buildings that may be associated with the settlements in the monument and prehistoric rituals. The artifacts found include 3500 Bronze Age cremation bones, Iron Age Quern stones and flint tools.

Andy Young, the leading archaeologist in the Avon Archaeological Highlands, said the wheels were the most important discovery.

Mr. Yang told BBC Scotland News: “They are rare things. “No one of us has ever seen one in terms of physical excavation. “We’re a little confused.”

Mr. Yang said he initially thought it was the equipment that a farmer buried recently. “I was a little disdainful at first,” he said.

The archaeological materials found during the excavation will be dated and recorded for radiocarbon. They will then be transferred to museums in Inverness and Edinburgh for conservation and display.