Mesolithic Scots

Herald, Scotland May 29th – www.heraldscotland.com … a stone age camp site has been found at a farm by amateurs (2005) to the north of Biggar. The oldest found in Scotland so far, it is said to date back as early as 14,000 years ago, before the Younger Dryas event. Some 40,000 fragments, or microliths, have been found at the site – and Mesolithic sites (after the YD event) are being found on a regular basis, dating between 10,000 and 6,000 years ago. It is not known if the early hunters survived the YD event, moved to a more agreeable climate and environment, or whether their descendants returned afterwards.