"They will be taken to a lab in Edinburgh, and radio-carbon dated, " she added.

BBC: Human remains found in Bronze Age pots

Soil samples from around the stone's socket will be analysed and any organic material found radio-carbon dated if possible.

BBC: Human remains found in Bronze Age pots

Remains in a blacksmith's hearth have been carbon-dated to about 1, 000 years ago.

ECONOMIST: Helge Ingstad