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Route of M74 extension offers insight into our past

Motorway link uncovers a bounty of treasures from recent history. By Rachelle Money

AN intact pharmacy, piles of teeth, and a Yemeni prayer room are just some of the discoveries made by the UK's biggest archaeology project who are busy trying to unearth what lies beneath the controversial M74 motorway link which got the go-ahead last week.