ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER THE OLDEST FOOTBALL FIELD OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND, WHICH CHANGES THE PERSPECTIVE ON ITS ORIGIN
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✍️ A new discovery by historian and archaeologist Ged O'Brien suggests that the origin of football may not be in England, but in Scotland, specifically in the village of Anworth, 200 years before the traditional date.
👉 New discovery suggests the origin of football may not be in England, but in Scotland 👉 Letter written in 1627 by Reverend Samuel Rutherford describes a game being played in Scotland 👉 Archaeologists confirm the existence of a line of stones on the field, which suggests the game was being played in Scotland centuries before the traditional date
-- #GedO'Brien #SamuelRutherford #PhilRichardson #Anworth #Mossrobin #Eton #Harrow #sports
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