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BrieflocalSep 4, 2026

Is a whale fossil the leftovers of a Bronze Age Sunday roast?

A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull. The head of a whale, believed to date back to the Bronze Age, has been discovered buried on a beach in Islandmagee. A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore when he spotted the back of the skull protruding from a bank of earth - but could the fossil be the remnants of a prehistoric Sunday roast? [1]

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  1. bbc.co.uk · Is a whale fossil the leftovers of a Bronze Age Sunday roast? Sep 4, 2026

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