Treasures of the earth unveiled at Signal Tower museum

Thousand year-old archaeological finds from around Arbroath have gone on display at the Signal Tower museum.

It is thought that bones, found during an excavation of the Forbidden Cave, two miles north of Arbroath, were used as tools by men who gathered food more than 6,000 years ago.

The excavation that discovered the bones was led by local archaeologists DA Gardner and F Thornton between 1949 and 1952.

Other items included in the exhibition are Roman and bronze age pots and medieval jewellery, including a 15th Century wedding ring, known as a Fede Ring, which was found near Carnoustie.

An enamelled horse harness pendant, found near Carnoustie, is also on display.

Alongside the archaelogical finds, the exhibition also includes general information about digs and discoveries that have taken place in Arbroath itself.

This includes a display on a skeleton found at Victoria Park thought to be more than 1,500 years old. There is also a display on Cliffburn, where in 2010 the foundations of iron age huts thought to be 3,000 years old were found.