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An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her.

The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish island of Rousay, was announced by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Archaeology Institute on July 24. The site is part of a long-term research project of the institute.

Student Katie Joss was working along a trench wall when the head "stared back" at her, according to the university.

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Pictures from the dig show the head with curly hair and a slight smile, unfazed by its missing nose.

In a statement, UHI archaeo

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