Season 1 · Episode 4
Covesea Caves Part 1: Bronze Age Mortuary
Stories of Scotland · Annie and Jenny
July 24, 201924m 49s
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Show Notes
In the first of a two-part exploration of Covesea caves, Jenny and Annie crawl into the Bronze Age to ponder why these caves were used for the curation of human bodies. Why did different people over different eras use the caves as a place of decapitation?We look at Pictish carvings on the walls and admire the special ambience of the caves throughout time.Stories of Scotland is a multi-award winning Highland podcast, proudly recorded in Inverness in North of Scotland. We research our Scottish history, heritage, and mythology podcast using archives, books, museum objects, and oral histories from across Scotland.
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