King Robert I of Scotland – Robert the Bruce as most of us know him – is undoubtedly one of Scotland’s most celebrated monarchs.
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Archaeologists Set to Uncover a Medieval Fortress, 5,000-Year-Old Complex and Scotland’s First Railway
The summer dig season returns with fieldwork planned from Dumfries & Galloway to Shetland.
The remains of Kings and Saints in Dumfries and Galloway
A quiet county with a not-so-quiet history – the following stories behind these seven sites in Dumfries and Galloway might just surprise you.
Why the Romans are Part of Scottish History
“All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?” – Monty Python’s Life of Brian.
Top Five Mesolithic Discoveries in Scotland
Before humans adopted farming around 6,000 years ago, they lived as mobile hunter-gatherer-fishers. As the name suggests, these people lived off wild natural resources such as animals, nuts, and berries.
UISGE-BEATHA GU LEÒR! ARC-EÒLAS UISGE-BEATHA NA H-ALBA (GHÀIDHLIG)
Tha sgeulachd an uisge-bheatha ann an Alba a’ dol air ais do na meadhan aoisean agus tha i loma-làn eachdraidh is poilitigs. Tha arc-eòlaichean an latha an-diugh ag ionnsachadh barrachd mun dàimh fhada a th’ againn ri uisge-beatha na h-Alba, agus tha fianais air seo ri lorg fon talamh.
GIE IT LALDIE FUR WHISKY! THE ARCHAEOLOGY O SCOTLAND’S ‘WATTER O LIFE’ (SCOTS)
Scotland’s drouth fur a dram gangs aw the wey back tae the Middle Ages and is unjoukably pairt o oor history and politics. Archaeologists the day are discoverin mair and mair anent oor lang-staunin relationship wi whisky – oor ‘watter o life’.
Whisky Galore! The Archaeology of Scotland’s ‘Water of Life’ (English)
The story of whisky distilling in Scotland stretches back to the medieval period and is steeped in history and politics. Today, archaeologists are discovering more about our longstanding relationship with Scotland’s ‘water of life’, the evidence of which is to be found underground.
Reigning Archaeology: Top Sites and Artefacts Connected to Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots has received the attention of both scholars and popular media for decades, including the recent Reign series and Mary Queen of Scots film.
Five of the Best Archaeology Projects at the National Trust for Scotland
2021 marks the 90th anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland and close to 30 years of having an in-house archaeology team.
FO BH-UAIGH: ÀRC-EÒLAS NAN TÌODHLACAIDHEAN AIR RAOINTEAN-BLÀIR NA H-ALBA (GHÀIDHLIG)
Mar àrc-eòlaich nan raointean-blàir, thèid faighneachd orm gu tric carson nach lorg sinn barrachd thìodhlacaidhean air raointean-blàr? Leughaidh sinn mu na ceudan no fiù ’s na mìltean a’ faighinn bàs air an raon-bhlàir ach a dh’aindeoin sin, chan eil e coltach gu bheil mòran fianais àrc-eòlach againn.
Of Grave Concern: The Archaeology of Burials on Scotland’s Battlefields (English)
A question I am often asked as a battlefield archaeologist is, why do we not find more burials on battlefields? We read about hundreds, if not thousands, of people being killed on the battlefield and yet in Scotland we don’t seem to have much in the way of archaeological evidence.
