As someone who has never been to a dig before, the word “archaeology” conjures up “Indiana Jones-like” imagery with skulls and treasure being unearthed in vast valleys and burning deserts. Read More
Categorised:New to Archaeology?
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 worldRead More
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Gu tric, ’s e na dealbhan uaimh ro-eachdraidheil beairteach agus dathach de bheathaichean san Spàinn agus san Fhraing a’ chiad rud a thig a-staigh oirnn nuair a smaoinicheas sinn air ealain creige. Ach, tha iomadh seòrsa de dh’ealain creige ro-eachdraidheilRead More
Categorised:Gàidhlig, Uncategorized
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. Read More
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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.Read More
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How do museums lose track of objects? Why do they go missing in the first place? How are they found again?Read More
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“Ach bhiodh beagan blàthachadh na cruinne math dhuinn an seo ann an Alba, nach biodh?”
Mas e seo na smaoinich thu nuair a chunnaic thu tiotal an artaigeil seo, na gabh dragh – seo na chanas a’ mhòr-chuid nuair a chì iad na faclan “atharrachadh gnàth-shìde” agus “Alba” san aon t-seantans.Read More
Categorised:Climate Action, Gàidhlig
“But we could really use some global warming up in Scotland, right?!”
If this was your response to the title of this article, don’t worry – most people offer this line when they see the words “climate change” and “Scotland” in the same sentence.Read More
Categorised:Climate Action, Uncategorized
Black people have lived in Scotland for thousands of years and recent archaeological work is helping to unearth and explore some of their stories. Read More
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Tha Uibhist sna h-Eileanan Siar na dachaigh do chuid de na làraichean arc-eòlais as iongantaiche ann an Alba, ach chan eil mìneachadh air an làraich aig tòrr aca agus chan eil mòran ri fhaicinn aig cuid aca aig an àm seo.Read More
Categorised:Destination Archaeology, Gàidhlig, Top Picks, Year of Coasts & Waters 2020/21
Uibhist in Na h-Eileanan Siar (the Western Isles) is home to some of the most spectacular archaeological sites in Scotland, although many lack upstanding remains or on-site interpretation.
But an exciting digital project has met these challenges head-on by launching a mobile app.
Categorised:Destination Archaeology, Top Picks, Year of Coasts & Waters 2020/21
Artefacts can tell us a lot about the lives of the people who made and used them, including how they travelled and passed around ideas. This is particularly important when investigating people in the prehistoric period (around 2,000 years ago and beyond) because they don’t appear to have written anything down for us to find. Read More
Categorised:Year of Coasts & Waters 2020/21
