Scotland’s coasts and waters have shaped our history: from fishing and textiles to whisky and wave power; they have influenced our culture, our stories, and our way of life.Read More
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Who gets to be a warrior? And why can’t that warrior be a woman?
The image of the warrior woman still fascinates us – but we sometimes have trouble believing she could be more than a rare exception to the rule in a battlefield full of men.Read More
Categorised:Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, Uncategorized
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A hoard is a deposit of multiple artefacts often made up of valuable items such as coins, precious metals and jewellery, which has been deliberately stowed away – and they’re the closest thing to “buried treasure” that we’ll ever find in Scotland. Read More
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Who doesn’t love reading about newly-discovered ancient treasures – dazzling gold or silver, perhaps studded with precious gems? These headline-grabbing objects instantly spark the imagination and conjure up images of ancient royalty bedecked in finery.Read More
Categorised:New to Archaeology?, Uncategorized
A-mach às na sluaghan eachdraidheil uile, is dòcha gur iad na Lochlannaich a tha gan cleachdadh mar an eisimpleir as fheàrr de ‘dh’fhir fìor fhearail’.Read More
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Of all historical groupings of people, the Vikings are perhaps the most celebrated as a prime example of ‘real men’.Read More
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Stand your ground as you dig into sieges throughout Scottish history and explore the evidence that was left behind. Read More
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Behind every photograph or drawing in the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) Archive there is a story, an excitement, an experience, a discovery, a memory, a voice.Read More
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As a medieval archaeologist I have always been fascinated by objects which tell a story, artefacts which can be interrogated and analysed to show how or by whom they were used.Read More
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From lost waterways to underwater bridges, dive into some of the year’s most amazing archaeological stories.Read More
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The Jacobites were decisively defeated near Inbhir Nis (Inverness) in the Scottish Highlands.
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