NEW TECHNOLOGY AND
ANCIENT BONES COULD
REVEAL WHERE CHRISTIANITY
BEGAN IN SCOTLAND
"Advancements in research and analysis
techniques since the collection was excavated
mean that it is likely that the project will result
in some radical discoveries in relation to dates
and interpretation." -Julia Muir Watt
[CBN News] Ancient bones discovered 30 years
ago could help researchers point to exactly
where Christianity began in Scotland.
Three decades ago, researchers uncovered a
mass grave full of thousands of bones in
Whithorn that could prove that Christianity
spread on the south west coast of Scotland.
Withorn is already believed to be the site of a
major Christian settlement. In fact, the Latinus
Stone, the earliest Christian memorial in
Scotland dating back to 450 AD is found
there.
Now, new technology could reveal if the bones
belonged to some of Scotland's earliest
Christians.
"It could confirm what people in Whithorn
already believe, that it is the true cradle of
Christianity in Scotland," Julia Muir Watt,
development manager at the Whithorn Trust,
told The Scotsman.
Researchers hope analysis of the bone will
determine their age, diet, and migration
patterns.
"Advancements in research and analysis
techniques since the collection was excavated
mean that it is likely that the project will
result in some radical discoveries in relation to
dates and interpretation," a spokesperson for
the Museums Galleries Scotland said.
Scholars also point to the writings of St. Bede
as evidence that Whithorn is the cradle of
Christianity in Scotland. St. Bede wrote in the
8th century of a man named Nynia who
brought the Christian faith to Scotland. Nynia
has long been associated with the Whithorn
area.
Archaeologists later unearthed churches,
graveyards, and chapels dating back to the
8th and 9th centuries in the area
ANCIENT BONES COULD
REVEAL WHERE CHRISTIANITY
BEGAN IN SCOTLAND
"Advancements in research and analysis
techniques since the collection was excavated
mean that it is likely that the project will result
in some radical discoveries in relation to dates
and interpretation." -Julia Muir Watt
[CBN News] Ancient bones discovered 30 years
ago could help researchers point to exactly
where Christianity began in Scotland.
Three decades ago, researchers uncovered a
mass grave full of thousands of bones in
Whithorn that could prove that Christianity
spread on the south west coast of Scotland.
Withorn is already believed to be the site of a
major Christian settlement. In fact, the Latinus
Stone, the earliest Christian memorial in
Scotland dating back to 450 AD is found
there.
Now, new technology could reveal if the bones
belonged to some of Scotland's earliest
Christians.
"It could confirm what people in Whithorn
already believe, that it is the true cradle of
Christianity in Scotland," Julia Muir Watt,
development manager at the Whithorn Trust,
told The Scotsman.
Researchers hope analysis of the bone will
determine their age, diet, and migration
patterns.
"Advancements in research and analysis
techniques since the collection was excavated
mean that it is likely that the project will
result in some radical discoveries in relation to
dates and interpretation," a spokesperson for
the Museums Galleries Scotland said.
Scholars also point to the writings of St. Bede
as evidence that Whithorn is the cradle of
Christianity in Scotland. St. Bede wrote in the
8th century of a man named Nynia who
brought the Christian faith to Scotland. Nynia
has long been associated with the Whithorn
area.
Archaeologists later unearthed churches,
graveyards, and chapels dating back to the
8th and 9th centuries in the area
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