What is being described by one Shetland islander as a “hugely significant discovery " has reached the press. While nobody is just yet sure what the five ancient circular structures found on the Shetland Islands represent, on the final day of excavations the consensus is that Shetland ’s ancient Viking capital might have finally been discovered.
Back in March a Shetland News article announced a Crowdfunding campaign with a goal of raising funds for a two-week archaeological excavation in a field in Scalloway, Shetland. The planned dig site was beside Kristian Leith ’s garden, where last year , while laying foundations for a new shed, he discovered five round Pictish-period structures containing 26 human remains, and ancient artifacts including a comb and painted pebbles.
