Mysterious pile of bones discovered near popular landmark triggers urgent investigation

An antithetic grouping of bones was recovered adjacent 1 of Scotland's astir iconic landmarks — and officials aren't definite however the bones got there.

The remains were recovered connected Crow Hill adjacent Arthur's Seat successful Edinburgh, a emergence wrong Holyrood Park that overlooks Duddingston Loch and the Firth of Forth.

Park rangers uncovered the bones during a regular patrol aft a wildfire burned portion of the parkland successful August, according to Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

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The origin of the wildfire is inactive nether investigation. Though the postulation was recovered implicit the summer, officials did not disclose the find until November. 

Once alerted, archaeologists rapidly arrived to measure and region the cache. 

The postulation of mixed remains was recovered adjacent Arthur's Seat, prompting a ceremonial reappraisal by archaeologists. (Peter Summers/Getty Images; Historic Environment Scotland)

The funny postulation of bones consists of respective specials, according to the HES, including "cattle, horse, sheep oregon goat and perchance adjacent cat."

The HES added, "The remains bash not look to person been portion of a wider feature. However, the fig and assortment of bones marque it an antithetic — and perchance important — discovery."

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An HES authoritative told Fox News Digital the bones are apt post-medieval, but nary property has been determined yet. 

"It is apt this country was utilized for grazing, arsenic overmuch of the onshore successful Holyrood Park was grazed successful the past," an HES spokesperson said.

"The fig and assortment of bones marque it an antithetic — and perchance important — discovery."

"However, the bones beryllium to assorted taxon of carnal and are not implicit skeletons, truthful determination is nary evident oregon nonstop nexus to sheep grazing."

Specialists program to radiocarbon day the bones, which they anticipation volition shed airy connected however aged they are and wherefore they were dumped.

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The HES besides noted that Crow Hill is adjacent a prehistoric hillfort that erstwhile surrounded the summits of some Crow Hill and Arthur's Seat.

Park rangers discovered an antithetic assortment of carnal bones connected Crow Hill aft an August wildfire exposed them. (Historic Environment Scotland)

The spokesperson added that Holyrood Park is simply a "hugely affluent archaeological landscape" — with overmuch much of its past inactive to beryllium uncovered.

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"We are continually learning astir its past and the quality of what survives here," the authoritative added.

The bony postulation adds to a fig of eyebrow-raising archaeological discoveries successful Scotland implicit the past year.

The origin of the Aug. 10 wildfire is inactive nether investigation, authorities said. (Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Over the summer, an archaeology pupil recovered a finely carved past head, featuring an eerie smile, during a excavation connected a Scottish farm.

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In Inverness, archaeologists discovered a prehistoric colony beneath a aboriginal play people earlier this year.