ARCHAEOLOGISTS working in a quarry near Penygroes have uncovered some of the earliest and best-preserved Bronze Age pottery ever found in the area – some of which could date back up to 4,500 years.

The team from Brython Archaeology were working in the Cefn Graianog Quarry on behalf of site operators, Tudor Griffiths Group.

Supervised by Gwynedd Archaeological Planning Services, the project is covered by planning conditions which require Tudor Griffiths Group to record everything on site before they extend into new areas.

Iwan Parry, for Brython Archaeology, said: “The quarry has been operating since the 1970s, and we know the area has been occupied since the Bronze Age thanks to previous discoveries made as the quarry has grown.

"So we know there is a lot of archaeology in the area, but to discover a cemetery was totally unexpected, and the artefacts inside the graves were an even bigger surprise.”

The team uncovered two graves created from pits lined with stone slabs – one smaller one and another larger adult-sized grave, which contained two pots known as beakers.

Read the full story in this Thursday’s Arfon/Dwyfor edition of the Cambrian News