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Over 6,000 years ago, Scotland was home to groups of hunter-gatherers. Evidence of their existence mostly comes from the lowlands but a new project is hoping to further develop our knowledge of how these people lived in Scottish mountains

Prehistoric animal carvings, a 5,000-year-old monument and a “phenomenal” illicit whisky distilling site are among the top finds from the last 12 months.

The first things that often spring to mind when we think about rock art are the rich and colourful prehistoric cave paintings of animals in Spain and France. However, there are many different forms of prehistoric rock art (carved and painted images and marks on natural rock surfaces) known across the world

2,000 years ago, the Romans thought of Scotland (or Caledonia, as they called the region) as a wild and unruly place lying beyond the most northerly limits of their empire – indeed to them, Scotland must have seemed like the very edge of the world.

Carved in Stone, a new collaboration between tabletop roleplaying game designers and archaeologists, is bringing to life an exciting period of Scottish history for storytellers, players, and heritage enthusiasts of all ages.

How do museums lose track of objects? Why do they go missing in the first place? How are they found again?

Black people have lived in Scotland for thousands of years and recent archaeological work is helping to unearth and explore some of their stories.

Excavations at an estate with prehistoric origins, a ‘rare’ medieval burial ground and on the route of Scotland’s first railway have been captured by three photographers as part of a national campaign.