
'Very unusual' ancient head with eerie smile unearthed by archaeology student at Scottish farm
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Working along a trench wall, an archaeology student discovered a carved stone head with curly hair and smile amid an excavation at Skaill Farm on Scottish island of Rousay.
"It’s something you would expect to find at an ecclesiastical site, not a farm." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
Student Katie Joss was working along a trench wall when the head "stared back" at her, according to the university.
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